Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durham 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 Durham Drive (PR7 7AW) 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 Durham Drive (PR7 7AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bamber Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holland House Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckshaw & Worden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamber Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenters Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamber Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinners Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coopers Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Home Park Drive | Under investigation |
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