Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Liverpool Road South area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 323 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 Liverpool Road South (L40 7RF) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road South (L40 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chancel Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cockerham Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Christines Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chancel Way —
Apr 2026Public order Cockerham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Poplars Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Peters Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Platts Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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