Total Crime Rate

463.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 463.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Red Cat Lane area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 5th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Red Cat Lane (L40 0RD) in the last 12 months was 463.6 per 1,000 residents and was 640.5% higher than the Burscough Bridge & Rufford average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 145.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Cat Lane (L40 0RD), the main crime hotspot is near Station Approach. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Burscough Bridge & Rufford

Crime Over Time in Red Cat Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Court —
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Data Sources

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