Total Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Foundry Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 151st 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 Foundry Close (PR25 3RA) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Farington East average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foundry Close (PR25 3RA), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Farington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kennett Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyland | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bashall Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bashall Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bashall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hastings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hewitt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitt Street | Under investigation |
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