Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brook Croft area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Croft (PR2 3TW) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Croft (PR2 3TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cantsfield Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollinhead Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Coppice Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cantsfield Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadley Drive

Data Sources

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