Crime Rates at Akenside Street, Bootle, L20 4PZ

Akenside Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 272nd 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 Akenside Street (L20 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Linacre average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Akenside Street (L20 4PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Waller Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.