Crime Rates at Homestead, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 8BE

Homestead area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 181st highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homestead (PR5 8BE) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homestead (PR5 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Beech Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.