Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L30 2RY
How much crime is recorded in L30 2RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ford
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
L30 2RYBootle
How safe is L30 2RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L30 2RY area, 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
54.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
L30 2RYNational
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Burglary10.19.1
Shoplifting9.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Drugs4.92.4
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.