Crime Rates at Shakespeare Street, Bootle, L20 4JP

Shakespeare Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 305th 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 Shakespeare Street (L20 4JP) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Linacre average (190.5 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 theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (L20 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wordsworth Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.