Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flag Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Charnock , and the 58th 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 Flag Lane (PR1 9TQ) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Charnock average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 325.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flag Lane (PR1 9TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Mark Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flag Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mark Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mark Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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