Total Crime Rate
209.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manor Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 23rd 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 Manor Gardens (L40 7TL) in the last 12 months was 209.9 per 1,000 residents and was 235.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 375.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manor Gardens (L40 7TL), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Dam Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burscough Bridge & Rufford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Dam Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Dam Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Dam Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Platts Lane | Under investigation |
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