Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dovedale Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Church , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dovedale Road (L18 1DW) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Church average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dovedale Road (L18 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Boxdale Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herondale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cramond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovedale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dovedale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westgate Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beechdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Karslake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beechdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willowdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cramond Avenue | Under investigation |
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