Crime Rates at Bretherton Court, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 5UZ

Bretherton Court area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 117th 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 Bretherton Court (L40 5UZ) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretherton Court (L40 5UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Flaxfields. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.