Total Crime Rate
96.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Martinfield Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Charnock , and the 108th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Martinfield Road (PR1 9HL) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Charnock average (84.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Martinfield Road (PR1 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Evesham Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Hey Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hey Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hey Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Evesham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evesham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evesham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbey Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherburn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherburn Road | — |
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