Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Abington Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 115th 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 Abington Drive (PR9 8GZ) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abington Drive (PR9 8GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wigeon Place, where police recorded 10 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 Abington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodvale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fleetwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonmore 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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