Total Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 218.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lordsgate 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 7UR) 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 7UR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lordsgate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Admiralty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lordsgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admiralty Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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