Crime Rate in Rural South, ward

Rural South has the lowest crime rate of 15 wards in West Lancashire district and the 325th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 199th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rural South in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the West Lancashire district average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rural South’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rural South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mill View Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.