Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Greenfield Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 174th 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 Greenfield Drive (PR5 5JL) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Farington East average (70.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfield Drive (PR5 5JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5254 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5254 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Union View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Westfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfield Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croston Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5254 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rushy Hey Under investigation

Data Sources

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