Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scott Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Drive (L39 1PP) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 534.7% higher than the Aughton & Holborn average (22.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Drive (L39 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Scott Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scott Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sephton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sephton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sephton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carroll Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Croftson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parker Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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