Crime Rate in St Ambrose, ward

St Ambrose has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 wards in South Ribble district and the 2577th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 220th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Ambrose in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the South Ribble district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Ambrose’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 153 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Ambrose ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 140 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.