Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Annes Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 162nd 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 St Annes Road (PR25 4XR) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Annes Road (PR25 4XR), 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.
View Crime In Farington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clifton Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Parade | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Rose 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 | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bashall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bashall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bashall Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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