Total Crime Rate

217.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 217.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Yewtree Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 77th highest 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 Yewtree Avenue (PR2 6QB) in the last 12 months was 217.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yewtree Avenue (PR2 6QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yewtree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Maple Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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