Crime Rates at Wordsworth Street, Bootle, L20 4JN

Wordsworth Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 337th highest 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 Wordsworth Street (L20 4JN) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Street (L20 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Gray Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.