Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Smithy Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hoole , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

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 Smithy Lane (PR4 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (PR4 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Hey. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Old Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Old Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Hey —
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Data Sources

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