Total Crime Rate

227.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 227.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hodson Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge West , and the 26th 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 Hodson Street (PR5 6GQ) in the last 12 months was 227.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodson Street (PR5 6GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eaveswood Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hodson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaveswood Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaveswood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaveswood Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eaveswood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eaveswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaveswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaveswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Haydock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withy Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Street —
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Data Sources

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