Crime Rates at Burscough Road, Ormskirk, L39 2XE

Burscough Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 328 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 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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