Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 29.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fairfax 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Selkirk Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duddle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duddle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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