Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Merlin Grove area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 97th 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 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Broadfield average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Grove (PR25 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 22 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emnie Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5253 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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