Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wood Green area has the 28th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 80th 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 Wood Green (PR25 2YL) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Green (PR25 2YL), the main crime hotspot is near Northbrook Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgehill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forrester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forrester Close Under investigation
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 Ryan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadgreen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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