Total Crime Rate
351.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Red Scar Industrial Estate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 31st 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 Red Scar Industrial Estate (PR2 5LX) in the last 12 months was 351.2 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Red Scar Industrial Estate (PR2 5LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fulwell Court, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cypress Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brookfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fulwell Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cypress Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cypress Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tustin Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwell Court | Under investigation |
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