Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 4RT
How much crime is recorded in L20 4RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle North
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,317 (2024)
L20 4RTBootle
How safe is L20 4RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 83.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 4RT 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
83.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 4RTNational
Violence and sexual offences70.923.6
Burglary17.59.1
Criminal damage and arson12.54.7
Public order10.24.6
Other theft7.34.5
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.