Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 160.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge West , and the 45th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (PR5 6FY) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher than the Bamber Bridge West average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (PR5 6FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyne Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Havelock Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road 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 Spinners Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinners Square —
Apr 2026Other crime Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sergeant Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Sergeant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft West View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mounsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brown Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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