Total Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 160.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadowbrook area has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 34th 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 Meadowbrook (L40 7XA) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowbrook (L40 7XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chancel Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Platts Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadowbrook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Platts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chancel Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbrook —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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