Crime Rates at Swifts Lane, Bootle, L30 2RE

Swifts Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 286th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swifts Lane (L30 2RE) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swifts Lane (L30 2RE), the main crime hotspot is near Fleetwood'S Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.