Total Crime Rate
218.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lordsgate Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 18th highest crime rate of 323 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 Lordsgate Lane (L40 7ST) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 220.5% higher than the Burscough Bridge & Rufford average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lordsgate Lane (L40 7ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Admiralty Close, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lordsgate Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Admiralty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lordsgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admiralty Close | Under investigation |
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