Total Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westfield Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 62nd lowest 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 Westfield Drive (PR25 1GX) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westfield Drive (PR25 1GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgehill Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leadale Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larchwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Westfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edgehill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
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