Total Crime Rate
237.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownedge Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lostock Hall , and the 25th 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 Brownedge Road (PR5 5AD) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% higher than the Lostock Hall average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brownedge Road (PR5 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sephton Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lostock Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Maureen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Close | — |
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