Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lonsdale Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 96th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale Avenue (L39 1QL) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 245.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Avenue (L39 1QL), 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 Lonsdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sephton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sephton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parker Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Croftson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Atkinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Atkinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Carroll Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sephton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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