Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maplewood Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 113th 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 Maplewood Close (PR25 1HP) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maplewood Close (PR25 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near B5248. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broadfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorsewood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maplewood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B5248 | Under investigation |
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