Total Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 13.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cheetham Meadow area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheetham Meadow (PR26 7UB) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheetham Meadow (PR26 7UB), 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 Cheetham Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkirk Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields —
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barn Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barn Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hornby Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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