Total Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Croasdale Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Littlemoor , and the 60th highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Croasdale Drive (BB7 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Littlemoor average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croasdale Drive (BB7 1LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croasdale Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talbot Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbrook | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springbrook | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croasdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croasdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croasdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croasdale Drive | Local resolution |
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