Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 4EJ
How much crime is recorded in L20 4EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,260 (2024)
L20 4EJBootle
How safe is L20 4EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 93.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 4EJ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
93.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
218
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 4EJNational
Violence and sexual offences76.723.6
Shoplifting30.58.4
Anti-social behaviour25.510.7
Burglary21.29.1
Criminal damage and arson19.94.7
Public order18.94.6
Drugs11.72.4
Other theft10.64.5
Robbery4.41.4
Bicycle theft4.01.0
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime3.31.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.