Postcode district · Bootle
Crime in L30
How much crime is recorded in L30, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 27,095 (2024)
L30Postcode district · Bootle
How safe is L30
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L30, above 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
L30National
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Public order9.04.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Burglary6.19.1
Drugs5.82.4
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.