Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 74th 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 Church Street (PR25 4XE) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (PR25 4XE), the main crime hotspot is near Hewitt Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirling Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyland Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farington Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewitt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewitt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewitt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyland Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshalls Brow β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Preston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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