Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Smithy Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hoole , and the 87th 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 Smithy Lane (PR4 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 159.7% higher than the Hoole average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (PR4 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Hey. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smithy Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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