Total Crime Rate

307.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 307.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 210.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Birchfield area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hoole , and the 16th 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 Birchfield (PR4 4HD) in the last 12 months was 307.4 per 1,000 residents and was 430.2% higher than the Hoole average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield (PR4 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westcroft, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Meadow (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield area

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Data Sources

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