Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.6 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 62.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Greaves Hall Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 323 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 Greaves Hall Avenue (PR9 8BL) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greaves Hall Avenue (PR9 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenham Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greaves Hall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodvale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wigeon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigeon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigeon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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