Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Balcarres Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 122nd 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 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Buckshaw & Worden average (90.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcarres Road (PR25 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Alice Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Buckshaw & Worden

Crime Over Time in Balcarres Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Canberra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsor Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Avenue —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑