Total Crime Rate

291.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 291.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fox Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 18th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Lane (PR25 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 291.0 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -51.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Lane (PR25 1HJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5248 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yarrow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyton Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yarrow Road —
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Data Sources

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