Crime Rates at Moorfield Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9SW

Moorfield Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorfield Close (PR2 9SW) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 198.1% higher than the Cadley average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfield Close (PR2 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near South Grove. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.