Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowcroft Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowcroft Road (PR25 1TH) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowcroft Road (PR25 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowcroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Hall Road —
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emnie Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyton Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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