Total Crime Rate

486.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.9 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 486.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
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

Hillbrook Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 6th 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 Hillbrook Road (PR25 2XL) in the last 12 months was 486.3 per 1,000 residents and was 296.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 203.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillbrook Road (PR25 2XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillbrook Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northbrook Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Forrester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hillbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadgreen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbrook Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbrook Road
Apr 2026Burglary Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forrester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balshaw Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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