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Crime in PR5 8AS

How much crime is recorded in PR5 8AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bamber Bridge East
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,628 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR5 8AS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 8AS 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
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8ASNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 88% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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