Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Market Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Alston & Hothersall , and the 38th 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 Market Place (PR3 3RR) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (PR3 3RR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairsnape Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Swarbrick Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swarbrick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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