Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 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 69.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Beech Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Alston & Hothersall , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

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 Beech Drive (PR3 3NR) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Alston & Hothersall average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (PR3 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6244 (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6244 —
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5269 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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