Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Badgers Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Samlesbury & Walton , and the 170th highest 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 Badgers Way (PR5 5QU) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Samlesbury & Walton average (111.7 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badgers Way (PR5 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Carrwood Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Badgers Way area

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Data Sources

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