Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edison Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Preston , and the 245th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edison Drive (HA9 8SU) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 117.2% higher than the Preston average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edison Drive (HA9 8SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hirst Crescent, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtenay Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edison Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aylands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustine'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustine'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hirst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hirst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Aylands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aylands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Everard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Augustine'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Augustine'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edison Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blenheim Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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