Total Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fernleigh area has the lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 7th 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 7AW) in the last 12 months was 4.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernleigh (PR26 7AW), the main crime hotspot is near Avocet Court. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 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 | Public order | Highgrove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Middlefield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avocet Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernleigh | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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