Crime Rates at Meadway, Bootle, L30 1SE

Meadway area has the 20th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Molyneux , and the 372nd 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 Meadway (L30 1SE) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Molyneux average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway (L30 1SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlisle Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.