Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heatherleigh area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 117th 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 Heatherleigh (PR26 7QF) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% 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 9 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Close 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 Mellor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Okeover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Okeover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flensburg Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gower Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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