Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 5DF
How much crime is recorded in L20 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle North
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
L20 5DFBootle
How safe is L20 5DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 5DF 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
51.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Drugs9.92.4
Public order9.94.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.