Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merlin Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 76th 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 Merlin Grove (PR25 1DA) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Grove (PR25 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverbank Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leyland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5248 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Riversedge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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