Broadfield vs City Centre - Preston

Broadfield has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 987 crimes in the last 12 months. City Centre - Preston has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 5,993 crimes. City Centre - Preston scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Broadfield shows a year-on-year crime trend of +50.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. City Centre - Preston shows +2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Broadfield, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (354 incidents). In City Centre - Preston, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,729 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Broadfield recorded 193 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while City Centre - Preston recorded 1,729. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Broadfield totalled 354 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,718 in City Centre - Preston. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Broadfield recorded 655 crimes (now 987, a change of +50.7%). City Centre - Preston recorded 5,876 crimes previously (now 5,993, +2%).

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. Broadfield has a resolution rate of 26.6% and City Centre - Preston has 30.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Broadfield falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. City Centre - Preston 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 Broadfield and City Centre - Preston. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.