Crime Rates at Lunar Drive, Bootle, L30 7PL

Lunar Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in St Oswald , and the 346th lowest 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 Lunar Drive (L30 7PL) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the St Oswald average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lunar Drive (L30 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westminster Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Fleming Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.