Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lyelake Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 59th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyelake Lane (L40 6JW) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyelake Lane (L40 6JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyelake Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dicket'S Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyelake Lane area

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Data Sources

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