Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Methuen Avenue 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 Methuen Avenue (PR5 0JN) 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 Methuen Avenue (PR5 0JN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Methuen Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Manby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Methuen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Manby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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