Postcode sector · Bootle
Crime in L30 6
How much crime is recorded in L30 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,666 (2024)
L30 6Postcode sector · Bootle
How safe is L30 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L30 6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Public order7.84.6
Other theft5.94.5
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.