Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 2DR
How much crime is recorded in L20 2DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,051 (2024)
L20 2DRBootle
How safe is L20 2DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 2DR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 2DRNational
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Public order9.64.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Drugs6.72.4
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.