Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burscough Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ormskirk East , and the 41st highest crime rate of 328 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 Burscough Street (L39 2EX) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher than the Ormskirk East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 62.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burscough Street (L39 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Street. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burscough Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbotsford —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormskirk Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A570 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Stiles Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clucas Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clucas Gardens —

Data Sources

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