Crime Rate in Farington West, ward

Farington West has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 wards in South Ribble district and the 3252nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 276th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Farington West in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the South Ribble district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Farington West’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Farington West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Willowbank Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.