Crime Rates at Finch Lane, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, L14 9PY

Finch Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 716th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Finch Lane (L14 9PY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Lane (L14 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finch Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fincham Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.