Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dovedale Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Allerton , and the 350th 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 1JX) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Allerton average (41.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Road (L18 1JX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dovedale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cramond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cramond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dovedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willowdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Karslake Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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