Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L30 3SN
How much crime is recorded in L30 3SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,449 (2024)
How safe is L30 3SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L30 3SN 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
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 3SNNational
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs2.62.4
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.