Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025School Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 149th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (PR25 2TU) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Broadfield average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Lane (PR25 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Malden Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broadfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parish Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poppy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tuer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tuer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothwell Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yewlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Balshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balshaw Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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