Total Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alder Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 111th 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 7TU) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alder Close (PR26 7TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor House Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Earnshaw Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hornby Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsonage Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alder Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor House Close | Under investigation |
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