Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nookfield area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Earnshaw Bridge , and the 117th lowest 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 Nookfield (PR26 7YA) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Earnshaw Bridge average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nookfield (PR26 7YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Court, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avocet Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moss Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avocet Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Middlefield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashfields | — |
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