Total Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fleetwood Crescent area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Burscough Bridge & Rufford , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fleetwood Crescent (PR9 8HF) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fleetwood Crescent (PR9 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skylark Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Schwartzman Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Meols & Hesketh Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonmore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skylark Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skylark Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Skylark Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleetwood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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