Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liverpool Road North area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 144th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road North (L40 5TP) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Burscough Bridge & Rufford average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liverpool Road North (L40 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orrell Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burscough Bridge & Rufford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liverpool Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bobby Langton Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clayton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orrell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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