Crime Rate in Samlesbury & Walton, ward

Samlesbury & Walton has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 wards in South Ribble district and the 1186th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 116th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Samlesbury & Walton in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the South Ribble district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Samlesbury & Walton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Samlesbury & Walton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Capitol Way, with 65 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.