Total Crime Rate

351.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 351.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brockholes Brow area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 31st highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brockholes Brow (PR1 5TQ) in the last 12 months was 351.2 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% higher than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brockholes Brow (PR1 5TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brockholes Brow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mardale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mardale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowness Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Farringdon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crawford Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crawford Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orrest Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merrick Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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