Total Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pinfold area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hoole , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pinfold (PR4 5AE) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinfold (PR4 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near East Square. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hoole| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | East Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Croft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendlebury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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