Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birch Tree Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Charnock , and the 166th highest 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 Birch Tree Drive (PR1 9ZD) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Charnock average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Tree Drive (PR1 9ZD), the main crime hotspot is near Sunbury Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Tree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alderfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunbury Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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