Total Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sycamore Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Charnock , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Drive (PR1 9NP) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Charnock average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Drive (PR1 9NP), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherburn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Evesham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hawkshead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hawkshead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solway Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilsborough Hey | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Studholme Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sycamore Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greaves Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evesham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Evesham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hawkshead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherburn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherburn Road | Under investigation |
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