Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovecot Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Broadgreen , and the 509th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovecot Avenue (L14 7QL) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Broadgreen average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovecot Avenue (L14 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Back Dovecot Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovecot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Churchdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Adcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adcote Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adcote Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Churchdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchdown Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Chedworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadoak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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