Crime Rates at Waterworks Street, Bootle, L20 3NY

Waterworks Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterworks Street (L20 3NY) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterworks Street (L20 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5098, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.