Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Woodlands area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 149th highest 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 The Woodlands (L40 5RS) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Woodlands (L40 5RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glovers Way, where police recorded 10 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Woodlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Glovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheat Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glovers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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