Total Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Highland Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Drive (PR7 7AD) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Buckshaw & Worden average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Highland Drive (PR7 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Whittle Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rose Whittle Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamber Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamber Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wiltshire Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Border Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Whittle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fusiliers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinners Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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