Total Crime Rate

6.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Croft Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Avenue (L40 5TB) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Croft Avenue (L40 5TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glovers Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarkfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Close —
Sep 2025Public order Glovers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarkfield Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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