Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 47.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 9.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pear Tree Crescent area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Samlesbury & Walton , and the 173rd 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 Pear Tree Crescent (PR5 4RD) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Samlesbury & Walton average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pear Tree Crescent (PR5 4RD), the main crime hotspot is near Hodson Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pear Tree Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Haydock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aspden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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