Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 111.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 59th highest crime rate of 323 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 This (L40 5TW) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode L40 5TW, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Liverpool Road North, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orrell Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in L40 5TW area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clayton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orrell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orrell Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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