Crime Rates at Oak Street, Bootle, L20 3JY

Oak Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 66th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Street (L20 3JY) in the last 12 months was 231.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the Derby average (126.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (L20 3JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Stanley Road (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.