Poulton - Lancaster vs St Mary's - Ribble Valley

Poulton - Lancaster has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,009 crimes in the last 12 months. St Mary's - Ribble Valley has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 171 crimes. St Mary's - Ribble Valley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Poulton - Lancaster shows a year-on-year crime trend of +30.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. St Mary's - Ribble Valley shows +31.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Poulton - Lancaster, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (635 incidents). In St Mary's - Ribble Valley, it is Violent Crime (56 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Poulton - Lancaster recorded 554 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Mary's - Ribble Valley recorded 40. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Poulton - Lancaster totalled 635 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 56 in St Mary's - Ribble Valley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Poulton - Lancaster recorded 1,544 crimes (now 2,009, a change of +30.1%). St Mary's - Ribble Valley recorded 130 crimes previously (now 171, +31.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Poulton - Lancaster has a resolution rate of 24.4% and St Mary's - Ribble Valley has 36.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Poulton - Lancaster falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. St Mary's - Ribble Valley is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Poulton - Lancaster and St Mary's - Ribble Valley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.