Total Crime Rate

188.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 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 188.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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

The Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 38th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (PR25 4GB) in the last 12 months was 188.7 per 1,000 residents and was 193.6% higher than the Farington East average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (PR25 4GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bashall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bashall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bashall Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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