Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oak Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Broad Oak , and the 114th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Avenue (PR1 0XQ) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Broad Oak average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (PR1 0XQ), 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 Oak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollywood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Woodfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Bank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackberry Way —
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Data Sources

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