Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cromwell Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 160th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (PR2 6YB) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PR2 6YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Crescent, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorcroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Assheton Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorcroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorcroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Hill Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maldon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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