Total Crime Rate
90.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cleveland Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveland Avenue (PR2 6XS) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cleveland Avenue (PR2 6XS), the main crime hotspot is near Lily Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 28 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lily Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ullswater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laburnum Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lily Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laburnum Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucerne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lucerne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucerne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lucerne Road | Under investigation |
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