Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 6BE
How much crime is recorded in L20 6BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Litherland South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,716 (2024)
L20 6BEBootle
How safe is L20 6BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 6BE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6BENational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.