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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PR9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PR9 recorded 298 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.59 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 47.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 33.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring55.66 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment298 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 33.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

298
trending_up +28.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

55.66per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,298

Within PR9 district

West Lancashire

53,288

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Castle Street Map
total: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 1
16
Stanley Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 2
10
Albert Place Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Preesall Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Park Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Burglary: 1
6
Lathom Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 2
6
Union Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Petrol Station Map
total: 5 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Bank Square Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Hawesside Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
298 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
142
47.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
39
13.1%
Public Order
27
9.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
19
6.4%
Other Theft
14
4.7%
Vehicle Crime
13
4.4%
Drug Offences
13
4.4%
Shoplifting
10
3.4%
Other Crime
9
3.0%
Burglary
7
2.3%
Weapons Possession
2
0.7%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%
Robbery
1
0.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: PR9

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PR9 (47.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (13.1%) and Public Order (9.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PR9 has risen sharply — by 33.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PR9 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 +28.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +33.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +2.6%

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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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