Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 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 126.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hawkshead Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 156th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkshead Road (PR2 6QY) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkshead Road (PR2 6QY), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Drive. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkshead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gisburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gisburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gisburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Garsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Stanbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrop Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Trawden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mearley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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