Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodville 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 4QE) 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 areaβs 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 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 4QE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kennett Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bashall Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bashall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bashall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyland | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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