Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Samlesbury & Walton , and the 149th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Drive (PR5 4QT) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Drive (PR5 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heaton Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sefton Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Road —
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Data Sources

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