Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge West , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbeck Crescent (PR5 6ST) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Crescent (PR5 6ST), the main crime hotspot is near Regentsway. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aspden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownedge Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Mary'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Mary'S Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Garforth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garforth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Within Lea —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baxendale Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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