Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Meadowcroft Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 115th 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 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowcroft Road (PR25 1TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seven Stars Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadowcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindle Close —
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 Merlin Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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