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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PR5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PR5 recorded 530 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.95 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 8.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring60.3 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment530 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 8.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

530
trending_up +7.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

60.3per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,345

Within PR5 district

South Ribble

107,038

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Pump House Lane Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Other crime: 4
16
Riverside Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
15
Hillbrook Road Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
12
Willow Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 2
9
Convent Close Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Alder Close Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Burglary: 2
8
Eaveswood Close Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
St Mary'S Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Possession of weapons: 1
6
Merlin Grove Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other crime: 2
6
Southbrook Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
530 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
241
45.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
64
12.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
44
8.3%
Shoplifting
35
6.6%
Other Theft
28
5.3%
Public Order
28
5.3%
Burglary
23
4.3%
Vehicle Crime
20
3.8%
Other Crime
17
3.2%
Weapons Possession
13
2.5%
Drug Offences
10
1.9%
Theft from Person
3
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.6%
Robbery
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: PR5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PR5 (45.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PR5 has fallen noticeably — by 8.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PR5 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_up +7.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -8.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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