Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 7ED
How much crime is recorded in L20 7ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,728 (2024)
L20 7EDBootle
How safe is L20 7ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 7ED area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
72.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 7EDNational
Violence and sexual offences54.123.6
Burglary28.89.1
Criminal damage and arson13.14.7
Drugs10.62.4
Public order9.54.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Other theft7.44.5
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other crime3.41.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.