Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cottage Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge East , and the 40th 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 Cottage Gardens (PR5 6AG) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Bamber Bridge East average (157.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 291.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 393.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Gardens (PR5 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Orpington Place. Police recorded 15 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 Cottage Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orpington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orpington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stephendale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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