Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Balcarres Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 121st 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 Balcarres Road (PR25 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Buckshaw & Worden average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcarres Road (PR25 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alice Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canberra Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balcarres Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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