Total Crime Rate

408.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 408.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 340.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Pope Lane area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Longton & Hutton West , and the 9th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

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 Pope Lane (PR4 4BA) in the last 12 months was 408.1 per 1,000 residents and was 964.8% higher than the Longton & Hutton West average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 488.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pope Lane (PR4 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowcroft Gardens. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pope Lane area

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Data Sources

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