Total Crime Rate

144.1 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 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 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

Halstead Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 126th highest crime rate of 448 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 Halstead Road (PR2 6XA) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halstead Road (PR2 6XA), 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 Halstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
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 Hornby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redsands Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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