Total Crime Rate

398.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.5 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 398.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.7 8/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 10th 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 Hough Lane (PR25 2SP) in the last 12 months was 398.4 per 1,000 residents and was 224.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hough Lane (PR25 2SP), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Grundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Sumner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pearfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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