Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 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 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Whernside Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 154th 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 Whernside Crescent (PR2 6UU) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whernside Crescent (PR2 6UU), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Drive. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whernside Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Brow Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunsop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunsop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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