Total Crime Rate

305.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 305.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orrest Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 35th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

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 Orrest Road (PR1 5TT) in the last 12 months was 305.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% higher than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orrest Road (PR1 5TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crawford Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brant Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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