Total Crime Rate

234.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 234.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Heaton Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Broadfield , and the 24th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heaton Street (PR5 1ZH) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% higher than the Broadfield average (122.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Street (PR5 1ZH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak View, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Green (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgehill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oak View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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