Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 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 167.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Yewlands Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 41st 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 Yewlands Avenue (PR25 2TL) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yewlands Avenue (PR25 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yewlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs South View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tuer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malden Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sumner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balshaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Legion Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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