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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PR1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PR1 recorded 941 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.35 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 11.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring127.04 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment941 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 11.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

941
trending_down -8.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

127.04per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

2,862

Within PR1 district

South Ribble

100,649

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Nightclub Map
total: 40 Anti-social behaviour: 22 Violence and sexual offences: 9
40
Market Street Map
total: 24 Anti-social behaviour: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 4
24
Nightclub Map
total: 23 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Other theft: 3
23
Shopping Area Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 7 Public order: 2
11
Shopping Area Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 5 Robbery: 2
10
Central Bus And Coach Station Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 2
9
A6 Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Other crime: 1
9
Nightclub Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Union Street Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Robbery: 1
9
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
941 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
330
35.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
155
16.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
80
8.5%
Other Theft
78
8.3%
Shoplifting
70
7.4%
Public Order
67
7.1%
Vehicle Crime
36
3.8%
Drug Offences
33
3.5%
Burglary
22
2.3%
Other Crime
20
2.1%
Robbery
15
1.6%
Bicycle Theft
14
1.5%
Weapons Possession
14
1.5%
Theft from Person
7
0.7%

Crime Analysis: PR1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PR1 (35.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.5%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PR1 has fallen sharply — by 11.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PR1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -8.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -11.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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