Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Butlers Meadow area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butlers Meadow (PR4 1XP) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Freckleton Village average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butlers Meadow (PR4 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Canberraway. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butlers Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberraway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butlers Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ribble View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble View Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberraway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberraway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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