Crime Rates at Wordsworth Street, Bootle, L20 4JN

Wordsworth Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 261st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Street (L20 4JN) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Derby average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Street (L20 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Balfour Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.