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Crime in L20 6EA
How much crime is recorded in L20 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Orrell
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,200 (2024)
L20 6EABootle
How safe is L20 6EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 6EA 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft0.94.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.