Crime Rates at Hesketh Avenue, Banks, Southport, PR9 8BH

Hesketh Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 328 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 Hesketh Avenue (PR9 8BH) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 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 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hesketh Avenue (PR9 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old School Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caunce Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.