Postcode sector · Bootle
Crime in L30 8
How much crime is recorded in L30 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 1,296 (2024)
L30 8Postcode sector · Bootle
How safe is L30 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L30 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order5.44.6
Burglary5.49.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft1.64.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.