Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 121.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Mearley Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 163rd 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 Mearley Road (PR2 6SU) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mearley Road (PR2 6SU), 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 Mearley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Stanbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Troutbeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lauderdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Possession of weapons Gisburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gisburn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lauderdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mearley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Trawden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrop Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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