Total Crime Rate

365.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 365.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 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

Welsby Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 12th 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 Welsby Road (PR25 1JA) in the last 12 months was 365.3 per 1,000 residents and was 197.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 141.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsby Road (PR25 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welsby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leyton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wigton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5248 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5248 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leyland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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