Total Crime Rate
89.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookfield Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 264th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brookfield Close (PR9 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookfield Close (PR9 8RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Drewitt Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Meols| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Land Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rufford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brookview Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Street | Under investigation |
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