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

Finch Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park , and the 636th 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 Finch Lane (L14 9QA) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Lane (L14 9QA), 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.