Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 115.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Welsby Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 88th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welsby Road (PR25 1JH) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welsby Road (PR25 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near B5248. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wigton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maplewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leyton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5248 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5248 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Welsby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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