Total Crime Rate

130.6 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 130.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Higgins Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 51st highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higgins Lane (L40 8JB) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higgins Lane (L40 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near New Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higgins Lane area

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Data Sources

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