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Crime in L20 4LA
How much crime is recorded in L20 4LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seaforth South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
L20 4LABootle
How safe is L20 4LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 4LA 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
51.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 4LANational
Violence and sexual offences44.123.6
Burglary10.79.1
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Drugs8.02.4
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft5.14.5
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.