Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.1 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mayfield Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lostock Hall , and the 84th 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 Mayfield Avenue (PR5 5XL) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Lostock Hall average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Avenue (PR5 5XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southlands Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Maureen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alpine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwych Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownedge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mossfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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