Crap Towns / Bamber Bridge / Crime

How much crime is there in Bamber Bridge?

The police recorded 69.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bamber Bridge from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 31.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 73.3, up from 68.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	68.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	65.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	73.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.6	34.1
Shoplifting	9.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.4	7.0
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Public order	4.1	6.6
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.0	3.8
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Preston	5.0 km	133
Chorley	9.0 km	91.0
Leyland	4.4 km	73.8
Cottam	9.1 km	70.3
Bamber Bridge	–	69.1
Fulwood	7.3 km	61.9
Longridge	11.8 km	57.8
Penwortham	4.1 km	45.2
Euxton	6.3 km	35.8
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	12.4 km	27.1
Longton	7.9 km	25.4
The typical town	–	76.2