Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Royal Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 114th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Avenue (PR25 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Avenue (PR25 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberland Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Maplewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forestway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Paddock Under investigation

Data Sources

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