Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leo Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 752nd lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leo Close (L14 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Back Dovecot Place. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leo Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovehurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Finch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gemini Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murcote Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grovehurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grovehurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grovehurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Dovecot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Dovecot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dunchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsheath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ackers Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ackers Hall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scorpio Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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