Total Crime Rate
165.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 42nd 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 Springfield Road (PR25 1AR) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springfield Road (PR25 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5248 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Seven Stars| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leyton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Stars Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Stars Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Stars Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Stars Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wigton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadowcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spindle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5248 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B5248 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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