Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 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 63.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Other theft 4.6 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Half Acre area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Charnock , and the 157th 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 Half Acre (PR5 5SG) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Charnock average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Half Acre (PR5 5SG), the main crime hotspot is near Mark Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Half Acre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coote Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushy Hey Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Squirrel'S Chase —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harold Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Conway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flag Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5254 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B5254 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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