Crime Rates at Louis Braille Close, Bootle, L30 5SN

Louis Braille Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 460th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Louis Braille Close (L30 5SN) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Ford average (96.9 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 Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Louis Braille Close (L30 5SN), the main crime hotspot is near Henry Hickman Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.