Total Crime Rate

299.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.6 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 299.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodville Road West area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Charnock , and the 15th 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 Woodville Road West (PR1 9DT) in the last 12 months was 299.3 per 1,000 residents and was 252.5% higher than the Charnock average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Road West (PR1 9DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Croft (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodville Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rosemary Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Two Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aspinall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beeches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beeches Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Copper Beeches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braid Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodburn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannister'S Bit Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Far Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillibrand Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bannister'S Bit Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bannister'S Bit Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fairham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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