Total Crime Rate
158.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moss Lane 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 Moss Lane (PR25 4XA) 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 Moss Lane (PR25 4XA), 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.
View Crime In Broadfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farington Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshalls Brow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyland | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyland | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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