Total Crime Rate
126.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Skipton 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 Skipton Crescent (PR2 6XJ) 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 Skipton Crescent (PR2 6XJ), 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.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkshead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mearley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrop Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wharfedale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haighton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndeth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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