Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairfax Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge West , and the 106th 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 Fairfax Place (PR5 4TS) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfax Place (PR5 4TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duddle Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawrence Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walton-le-Dale East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Selkirk Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Duddle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Duddle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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