Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
Crime trends · Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY +45%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
29
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,627
White Brit.84.9%
Other White5.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
African1.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 6.0%
Religion
Total residents: 6,633
Christian65.9%
No religion26.1%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim2.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,627
50–6419.6%
35–4918.0%
25–3413.7%
65–749.4%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.5%
Households
Total households: 2,695
Other19.5%
Any member 66+13.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.5%
