Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Burscough Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burscough Road (L39 2XE) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burscough Road (L39 2XE), 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 Burscough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Croftson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sephton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sephton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pine Drive Under investigation
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 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 theft Atkinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Atkinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sephton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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