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Crime in PR5 6DW

How much crime is recorded in PR5 6DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bamber Bridge West
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,309 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR5 6DW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 6DW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PR5 6DWNational
Shoplifting28.78.4
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Burglary14.69.1
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.04.5
Other crime3.31.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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