Crime Rates at Gaskell Rake, Bootle, L30 0PY

Gaskell Rake area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Oswald , and the 57th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaskell Rake (L30 0PY) in the last 12 months was 251.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% higher than the St Oswald average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaskell Rake (L30 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fleetwood'S Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red Lomes (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.