Total Crime Rate

832.0 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 832.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 369.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Public order 51.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Basil Street 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 Basil Street (PR1 6XT) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Basil Street (PR1 6XT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basil Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansdell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Chad'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clifton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dodgson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansdell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poynter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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