Postcode · Bootle
Crime in L30 9SS
How much crime is recorded in L30 9SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Litherland South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
L30 9SSBootle
How safe is L30 9SS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L30 9SS area, 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
28.4
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 9SSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other crime3.41.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.