Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 82.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belmont 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorcroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorcroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorcroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynn Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lynn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maldon Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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