Total Crime Rate
122.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rigby Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 50th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rigby Close (PR4 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% higher than the Freckleton Village average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rigby Close (PR4 1PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Acres, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ansbro Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Freckleton Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Acres | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newton Close | Under investigation |
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