Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loweswater Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston , and the 263rd 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 Loweswater Close (HA9 8UD) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Preston average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loweswater Close (HA9 8UD), the main crime hotspot is near College Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allonby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Strathcona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirlmere Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thirlmere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pellatt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pempath Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pempath Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Allonby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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