Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Station Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge East , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (PR5 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Bamber Bridge East average (149.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (PR5 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spinners Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spinners Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinners Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinners Square —
Apr 2026Public order Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft West View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Riverside Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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