Total Crime Rate
89.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hoghton Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Coupe Green & Gregson Lane , and the 120th 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 Hoghton Lane (PR5 0JE) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hoghton Lane (PR5 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Manby Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coupe Green & Gregson Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Methuen Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Methuen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Methuen Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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