Crime Rates at Peters Avenue, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7SH

Peters Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 47th 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 Peters Avenue (L40 7SH) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 161.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Avenue (L40 7SH), 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.