Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lychfield Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge West , and the 64th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lychfield Drive (PR5 6DD) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Bamber Bridge West average (145.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lychfield Drive (PR5 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lychfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smithy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Riverside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hopwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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