Total Crime Rate
170.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leyton Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 45th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leyton Avenue (PR25 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% higher than the Broadfield average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leyton Avenue (PR25 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5248 (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B5248 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yarrow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Stars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windsor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Hall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
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