Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broad Square area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Buckshaw & Worden , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Square (PR25 2EA) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Buckshaw & Worden average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Square (PR25 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Alice Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Canberra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hough Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsor Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turpin Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Turpin Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Court —
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Data Sources

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