Total Crime Rate

188.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 188.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bay Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 96th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bay Road (PR2 6NN) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% higher than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay Road (PR2 6NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenswood (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bay Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miller Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hesketh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hesketh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Noel Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
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Data Sources

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