Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Wood area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Broad Oak , and the 78th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Wood (PR1 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% higher than the Broad Oak average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Wood (PR1 0PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Crabtree Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cherry Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crownlee Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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