Total Crime Rate
671.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
291.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longmeanygate area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 2nd 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 Longmeanygate (PR26 6TD) in the last 12 months was 671.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1031.9% higher than the Earnshaw Bridge average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 291.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longmeanygate (PR26 6TD), the main crime hotspot is near Longmeanygate. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moss Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmeanygate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longmeanygate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmeanygate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longmeanygate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmeanygate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmeanygate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jane Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longmeanygate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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