Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Liverpool Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 328 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 Liverpool Road (L40 1SA) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Burscough Bridge & Rufford average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (L40 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatsheaf Mews. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseacre Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sluice Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatsheaf Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatsheaf Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatsheaf Mews

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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