Total Crime Rate

227.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 227.4 10/10
  • Other theft 80.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willowbank Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 28th 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 Willowbank Close (PR26 6QD) in the last 12 months was 227.4 per 1,000 residents and was 224.6% higher than the Farington East average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowbank Close (PR26 6QD), the main crime hotspot is near Willowbank Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willowbank Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowbank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowbank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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