Crime Rates at Poplar Close, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6RS

Poplar Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge East , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Close (PR5 6RS) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Bamber Bridge East average (157.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (PR5 6RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.