Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L20 9BX
How much crime is recorded in L20 9BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bootle East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
L20 9BXBootle
How safe is L20 9BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L20 9BX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 9BXNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Drugs5.52.4
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.