Total Crime Rate
279.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mawdsley Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 13th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mawdsley Terrace (L39 1PR) in the last 12 months was 279.0 per 1,000 residents and was 953.2% higher than the Aughton & Holborn average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mawdsley Terrace (L39 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near Scott Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aughton & Holborn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawdsley Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawdsley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawdsley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dawson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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