Total Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowther Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Drive (PR26 6QB) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% lower than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Drive (PR26 6QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak View, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flensburg Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mellor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Okeover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Okeover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Huddleston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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