Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ambleside Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge West , and the 127th 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 Ambleside Close (PR5 4RS) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Bamber Bridge West average (148.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Close (PR5 4RS), the main crime hotspot is near Pear Tree Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duddle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
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 Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duddle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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