Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glendale Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glendale Grove (PR2 6BL) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glendale Grove (PR2 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burns Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Mill Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Belmont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belmont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burns Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morris Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxdale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morris Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ipswich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moorcroft Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Morris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Morris Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chaucer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Mill Court | Under investigation |
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