Total Crime Rate

600.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.1 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 600.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.7 8/10
  • Burglary 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • 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

Beech Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 4th 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 Beech Road (PR25 3SS) in the last 12 months was 600.8 per 1,000 residents and was 390.0% higher than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 218.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Road (PR25 3SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hastings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grundy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Assembly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kennett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Assembly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Assembly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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