Total Crime Rate

8.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Capricorn Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Capricorn Crescent (L14 9LR) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capricorn Crescent (L14 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Fincham Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Capricorn Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turriff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Murcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leo Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fincham Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fincham Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulport Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aries Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shellingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shellingford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulport Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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