Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmsett Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Samlesbury & Walton , and the 166th highest 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 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Samlesbury & Walton average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmsett Road (PR5 4JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holland House Court, 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mosney Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mosney Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abbotts Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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