Total Crime Rate

199.4 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 199.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Langcliffe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 88th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langcliffe Road (PR2 6UE) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langcliffe Road (PR2 6UE), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Drive. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Heathfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellerbeck Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Heathfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heathfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skipton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gisburn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gisburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gisburn Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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