Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dovedale Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Allerton , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Dovedale Road (L18 5ET) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dovedale Road (L18 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitville Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allerton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pitville Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitville Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pitville Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pitville Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitville Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitville Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitville Grove | 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 | Other crime | Pitville Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Brae | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rose Brae | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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