Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodville Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 124th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodville Street (PR25 4GE) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% higher than the Farington East average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Street (PR25 4GE), 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 Woodville Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bashall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambrose Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bashall Grove β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kennett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bashall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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