Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadfield Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 130th 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 Broadfield Drive (PR25 1QN) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadfield Drive (PR25 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Northbrook Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haig Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bannister Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Larchwood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haig Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorsewood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haig Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edgehill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edgehill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forrester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forrester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forrester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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