Total Crime Rate
832.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holme Slack Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 8th 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 Holme Slack Lane (PR1 6HA) in the last 12 months was 832.0 per 1,000 residents and was 410.5% higher than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (β 160.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holme Slack Lane (PR1 6HA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brookfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ringwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lily Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clifton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clifton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswalds Close | β |
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