Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bank Croft area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hoole , and the 111th 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 Bank Croft (PR4 5AL) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Hoole average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Croft (PR4 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Square, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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