Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Road (PR2 6DS) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (PR2 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burns Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenswood (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Street
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorcroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Belmont Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ipswich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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