Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunkirk Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 101st highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunkirk Lane (PR25 1TX) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunkirk Lane (PR25 1TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rindle Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunkirk Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dever Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5253 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cowling Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —

Data Sources

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