Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 0EE
How much crime is recorded in L20 0EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orrell
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,209 (2024)
L20 0EEBootle
How safe is L20 0EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 0EE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 0EENational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting6.38.4
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.