Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadsman Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

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 Broadsman Road (PR2 3BG) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Greyfriars average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadsman Road (PR2 3BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgeford Gardens, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garstone Croft (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadsman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janice Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Janice Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Janice Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Black Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridgeford Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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