Total Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Mead Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 21st 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 Mead Avenue (PR25 3FH) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower than the Buckshaw & Worden average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Avenue (PR25 3FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Applefields, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turpin Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsor Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turpin Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applefields —
Sep 2025Drugs Canberra Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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