Postcode sector · Bootle
Crime in L30 4
How much crime is recorded in L30 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,436 (2024)
L30 4Postcode sector · Bootle
How safe is L30 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L30 4, 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.