Broad Oak vs Ewood

Broad Oak has a safety score of 38/100 (Below Average) and recorded 459 crimes in the last 12 months. Ewood has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,874 crimes. Broad Oak scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Broad Oak shows a year-on-year crime trend of +91.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ewood shows +18.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Broad Oak, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (195 incidents). In Ewood, it is Violent Crime (662 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Broad Oak recorded 105 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ewood recorded 429. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Broad Oak totalled 195 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 662 in Ewood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Broad Oak recorded 240 crimes (now 459, a change of +91.3%). Ewood recorded 1,580 crimes previously (now 1,874, +18.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Broad Oak has a resolution rate of 23.9% and Ewood has 23.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Broad Oak falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Ewood is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Broad Oak and Ewood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.