Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Hawthorne Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Broadfield , and the 117th 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 Hawthorne Close (PR26 8NY) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Broadfield average (121.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Close (PR26 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Oak View. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Okeover Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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