Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Rufford Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rufford Drive (PR9 8AX) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufford Drive (PR9 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abrams Green, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gravel Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rufford Drive area

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Data Sources

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