Total Crime Rate

50.8 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 50.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Flaxfields area has the 30th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 163rd lowest 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 Flaxfields (L40 5YF) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxfields (L40 5YF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarkfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarkfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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