Total Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carleton Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Broad Oak , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carleton Drive (PR1 0QT) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Broad Oak average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carleton Drive (PR1 0QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadway, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langholme Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitefield Road | Under investigation |
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