Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elmsett Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Samlesbury & Walton , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmsett Road (PR5 4JW) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Samlesbury & Walton average (118.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmsett Road (PR5 4JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Applewood Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aspenwood Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmsett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandiforth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applewood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fareham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspenwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspenwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandiforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandiforth Street —
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Data Sources

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