Total Crime Rate

158.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Convent Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 49th 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 Convent Close (PR25 4PW) in the last 12 months was 158.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Broadfield average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Convent Close (PR25 4PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingleborough Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Convent Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshalls Brow
Sep 2025Shoplifting Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street

Data Sources

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