Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 48th 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 Main Square (PR7 7AR) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% higher than the Buckshaw & Worden average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Square (PR7 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Whittle Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandlers Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Durham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Whittle Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Whittle Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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