Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 0DD
How much crime is recorded in L20 0DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orrell
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,368 (2024)
L20 0DDBootle
How safe is L20 0DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 0DD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L20 0DDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary6.69.1
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.