Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennington Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 179th 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 Pennington Drive (PR26 6QN) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennington Drive (PR26 6QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Okeover Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huddleston Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Okeover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bannister Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Huddleston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Okeover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flensburg Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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