Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 242.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hough Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 22nd 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 Hough Lane (PR25 2SA) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough Lane (PR25 2SA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sumner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pearfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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