Total Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 99th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (L39 3BA) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 212.0% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (L39 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookhouse Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotton Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aughton & Holborn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiterails Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Halsall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotton Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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