Total Crime Rate

228.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forrester Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 27th 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 Forrester Close (PR25 2XT) in the last 12 months was 228.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (β‰ˆ 153.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forrester Close (PR25 2XT), the main crime hotspot is near Northbrook Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forrester Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillbrook Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bannister Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillbrook Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edgehill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edgehill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillbrook Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Larchwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorsewood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haig Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Haig Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Green Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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