Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thirlmere Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirlmere Gardens (HA9 8RD) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Preston average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Gardens (HA9 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pempath Place, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montpelier Rise (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pempath Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allonby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allonby Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pempath Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Windermere Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwent Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Gardens

Data Sources

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