Postcode sector · Bootle
Crime in L30 9
How much crime is recorded in L30 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,066 (2024)
L30 9Postcode sector · Bootle
How safe is L30 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L30 9, below 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.84.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.