Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chapel Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 42nd 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 Chapel Close (PR25 1TG) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Close (PR25 1TG), 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 Chapel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5248
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5248 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindle Close
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 Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leyton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wigton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yarrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street

Data Sources

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