Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 44.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old School Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Close (PR26 7SS) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Close (PR26 7SS), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Croft. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Middlefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barn Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barn Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields —
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hornby Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkirk Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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