Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Noel Gate area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 323 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 Noel Gate (L39 5EF) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Noel Gate (L39 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Park West, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Link (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winifred Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrow Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | East Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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