Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 5EQ
How much crime is recorded in L20 5EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle North
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
L20 5EQBootle
How safe is L20 5EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 5EQ 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
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 5EQNational
Violence and sexual offences41.223.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Drugs5.52.4
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.