Total Crime Rate
142.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Station Road 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 Station Road (PR5 6EL) 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 Station Road (PR5 6EL), 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.
View Crime In Bamber Bridge West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mainway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hopwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Riverside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riverside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smithy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smithy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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