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Crime in South Ribble by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,465crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Much Hoolelowest rate34.8 per 1,000 a year
76.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Lostock Hall (-5%), Bamber Bridge (4%) and Walton-le-Dale (4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Walton-le-DalePR5 · 45,067 residents 194.6▲ 4%violence
2PenworthamPR1 · 42,197 residents 188▲ 13%violence
3Farington MossPR26 · 4,281 residents 121.5▲ 18%violence
4MiddleforthPR1 · 7,590 residents 108.6▲ 53%violence
5LeylandPR25 · 41,173 residents 102▲ 13%violence
6Bamber BridgePR5 · 31,172 residents 96.2▲ 4%violence
7Higher WaltonPR5 · 1,606 residents 89.7▼ 36%violence
8HuttonPR4 · 3,208 residents 76.1▲ 30%violence
9Lostock HallPR5 · 36,306 residents 74.6▼ 5%violence
10Walmer BridgePR4 · 1,952 residents 63.5▲ 63%violence
11Buckshaw VillagePR7 · 9,218 residents 59.9▲ 6%violence
12LongtonPR4 · 9,221 residents 53.8▲ 41%violence
13Coupe GreenPR5 · 3,166 residents 51.8▲ 5%violence
14New LongtonPR4 · 2,910 residents 49.5▲ 16%violence
15Gregson LanePR5 · 3,166 residents 48▲ 3%violence
16Much HoolePR4 · 2,302 residents 34.8▼ 26%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of South Ribble have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Much Hoole, Gregson Lane, New Longton, Coupe Green and Longton.

Which areas of South Ribble have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Walton-le-Dale, Penwortham, Farington Moss, Middleforth and Leyland.

Is crime going up or down in South Ribble?

Across South Ribble, 2,465 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 13% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.