Crime Rate in Burscough Bridge & Rufford, ward

Burscough Bridge & Rufford has the 7th highest crime rate of 15 wards in West Lancashire district and the 3628th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 331st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burscough Bridge & Rufford in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the West Lancashire district average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burscough Bridge & Rufford’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 29.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 205 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burscough Bridge & Rufford ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Liverpool Road North, with 37 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.