Total Crime Rate
254.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Mews area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 22nd 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 Oxford Mews (PR7 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% higher than the Buckshaw & Worden average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Mews (PR7 7AJ), 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.
View Crime In Buckshaw & Worden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Whittle Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Whittle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenters Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Whittle Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamber Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamber Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Whittle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rose Whittle Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wiltshire Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Border Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fusiliers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinners Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coopers Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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