Total Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 237.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St James Court area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lostock Hall , and the 25th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Court (PR5 5QY) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% higher than the Lostock Hall average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Court (PR5 5QY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mossfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maureen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birtwistle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Westfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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