Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cotton Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 91st highest crime rate of 328 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 Cotton Drive (L39 3AY) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 232.2% higher than the Aughton & Holborn average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Drive (L39 3AY), the main crime hotspot is near Cotton Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiterails Drive —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Halsall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halsall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Drive —
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Data Sources

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