Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 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 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heathfield Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 185th 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 Heathfield Drive (PR2 6SX) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Drive (PR2 6SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Drive, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mearley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Trawden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrop Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Langdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Munro Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barden Place Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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