Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 127.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alder Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Close (PR26 7TT) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Close (PR26 7TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Alder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Side Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Close —

Data Sources

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