Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherdley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lostock Hall , and the 141st highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherdley Road (PR5 5JF) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Lostock Hall average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherdley Road (PR5 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pages Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherdley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwych Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lostock View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alpine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birtwistle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherdley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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