Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Killingbeck Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 66th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Killingbeck Close (L40 7UW) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Killingbeck Close (L40 7UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Truscott Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orrell Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Killingbeck Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clayton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Holt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christines Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truscott Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peters Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peters Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orrell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Truscott Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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