Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ambleside Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Preston , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 811 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 Ambleside Gardens (HA9 8TL) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Preston average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Gardens (HA9 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montpelier Rise (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ambleside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ennerdale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allonby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ennerdale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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