Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hornby Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Alston & Hothersall , and the 21st highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornby Road (PR3 3RE) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Alston & Hothersall average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornby Road (PR3 3RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dixon Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hornby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairsnape Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Dunderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swarbrick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swarbrick Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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