Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moss Nook area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Nook (L39 5QS) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Aughton & Holborn average (22.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moss Nook (L39 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Standhouse Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Crest (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Standhouse Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swanpool Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Nook | — |
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