Crime Rate in St Mary's, ward

St Mary's has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Ribble Valley district and the 1339th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 285th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Ribble Valley district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.