Crime Rates at Heathfield Drive, Bootle, L20 6GE

Heathfield Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 318th 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 Heathfield Drive (L20 6GE) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Drive (L20 6GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linacre Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.