Crime Rates at Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5AW

Thornton Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Derby , and the 169th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Road (L20 5AW) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 187.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (L20 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delaware Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.