Total Crime Rate
82.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belmont Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 198th 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 Belmont Close (PR2 6DD) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Close (PR2 6DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Crescent, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brookfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorcroft Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampstead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moorcroft Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belmont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moorcroft Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynn Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lynn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Place | Under investigation |
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