Crime Rate in Burscough Town, ward

Burscough Town has the 7th lowest crime rate of 15 wards in West Lancashire district and the 2364th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 367th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burscough Town in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the West Lancashire district average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burscough Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burscough Town ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Abbey Lane, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lordsgate Lane (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.