Postcode district · Bootle
Crime in L20
How much crime is recorded in L20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 51,393 (2024)
L20Postcode district · Bootle
How safe is L20
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L20, 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
51.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).
L20National
Violence and sexual offences42.223.6
Burglary10.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Drugs8.02.4
Shoplifting7.08.4
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.