Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rydal Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 175th lowest 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 Rydal Close (PR2 8BD) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal Close (PR2 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Lucerne Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rydal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fulwood Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lucerne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Lucerne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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