Total Crime Rate
192.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenlands Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 86th highest crime rate of 447 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 Greenlands Crescent (PR2 6AP) in the last 12 months was 192.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenlands Crescent (PR2 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenlands Crescent, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatburn Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Langdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Floyd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenlands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenlands Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenlands Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melba Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenlands Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Floyd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenlands Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Munro Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmot Road | Under investigation |
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