Total Crime Rate

122.8 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 122.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hamilton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 156th 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 Hamilton Road (PR2 6YH) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (PR2 6YH), 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 Hamilton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinney Brow Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Munro Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Assheton Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Golden Hill Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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