Total Crime Rate

643.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.8 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 643.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Public order 46.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Basil Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 12th 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 Basil Street (PR1 6XT) in the last 12 months was 643.4 per 1,000 residents and was 310.7% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 162.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basil Street (PR1 6XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Basil Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penguin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodgson Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodgson Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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