Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 123rd 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 St James Gardens (PR26 7XA) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Earnshaw Bridge average (59.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Gardens (PR26 7XA), the main crime hotspot is near Nookfield. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barn Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hedgerows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Middlefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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