Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 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 141.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southbrook Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 57th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southbrook Road (PR25 2NL) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbrook Road (PR25 2NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillbrook Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northbrook Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadgreen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hillbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbrook Road
Apr 2026Public order Forrester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forrester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbrook Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelwood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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