Total Crime Rate

265.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 265.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

Benton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 60th 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 Benton Road (PR2 6UL) in the last 12 months was 265.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Road (PR2 6UL), 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 Benton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinney Brow Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skipton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellerbeck Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Hill Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Assheton Place —
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Data Sources

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