Crime Rate in Rural West, ward

Rural West has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 wards in West Lancashire district and the 2101st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 344th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rural West in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the West Lancashire district average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rural West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rural West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Southport Road, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around New Cut Close (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.