Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fernleigh area has the lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernleigh (PR26 7AL) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Earnshaw Bridge average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Fernleigh (PR26 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Laund, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernleigh area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nixons Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hedgerows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Middlefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Pines Under investigation

Data Sources

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