Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heatherleigh area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 164th 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 Heatherleigh (PR26 7QF) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Earnshaw Bridge average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherleigh (PR26 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorne Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heatherleigh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Okeover Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gower Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellor Road —
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Data Sources

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