Total Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadows Reach area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Broad Oak , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

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 Meadows Reach (PR1 0XG) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Broad Oak average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadows Reach (PR1 0XG), the main crime hotspot is near Blackberry Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadows Reach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Way

Data Sources

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