Crime Rates at Leo Close, Liverpool, L14 9LU

Leo Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 754th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leo Close (L14 9LU) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leo Close (L14 9LU), 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.