Crime Rates at Hesketh Road, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7SG

Hesketh Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 22nd 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 Hesketh Road (L40 7SG) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 236.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesketh Road (L40 7SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Truscott Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furnival Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.