Crime Rates at Red Cat Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 0RE

Red Cat Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Red Cat Lane (L40 0RE) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Burscough Bridge & Rufford average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Cat Lane (L40 0RE), the main crime hotspot is near Mere Avenue. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.