Crime Rates at Lodge Close, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6WR

Lodge Close area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bamber Bridge East , and the 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 Lodge Close (PR5 6WR) in the last 12 months was 890.2 per 1,000 residents and was 466.1% higher than the Bamber Bridge East average (157.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 134.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Close (PR5 6WR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eaveswood Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.