Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Primrose Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 161st 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 Primrose Close (L40 5BW) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Close (L40 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glovers Way, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Primrose Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheat Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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