Total Crime Rate

77.1 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 48th highest crime rate of 200 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 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Alston & Hothersall average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% 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 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6244 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Towneley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Towneley Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spinney Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6244 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Crest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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