Total Crime Rate

358.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 358.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hill Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 12th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Walk (PR25 2NY) in the last 12 months was 358.3 per 1,000 residents and was 195.4% higher than the Broadfield average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 308.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Walk (PR25 2NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Malden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yewlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sumner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hough Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herbert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Walk —
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Data Sources

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