Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (PR9 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (PR9 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Abrams Green. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abrams Green Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abrams Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abrams Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abrams Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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