Ford vs Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park

Ford has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,496 crimes in the last 12 months. Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 1,058 crimes. Ford scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ford shows a year-on-year crime trend of +31.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park shows +47.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ford, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (722 incidents). In Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park, it is Violent Crime (495 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ford recorded 146 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park recorded 114. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ford totalled 722 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 495 in Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ford recorded 1,140 crimes (now 1,496, a change of +31.2%). Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park recorded 719 crimes previously (now 1,058, +47.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ford has a resolution rate of 25.8% and Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park has 23.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ford falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park is covered by Merseyside Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ford and Knotty Ash and Dovecot Park. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.