Brookfield ward · Preston. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 29% here, compared with 18% across Preston (11 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 22% across Preston (10.1 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 22.1% here, compared with 31.7% across Preston (9.7 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Brookfield ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
964 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 965 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Brookfield ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 72 mapped crimes in September 2024; 83 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Brookfield
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
72
21
October 2024
50
23
November 2024
76
16
December 2024
91
13
January 2025
80
28
February 2025
56
33
March 2025
78
44
April 2025
59
31
May 2025
80
26
June 2025
104
20
July 2025
127
43
August 2025
92
35
September 2025
70
25
October 2025
70
32
November 2025
72
10
December 2025
61
19
January 2026
102
14
February 2026
104
6
March 2026
66
7
April 2026
104
4
May 2026
79
8
June 2026
83
8
July 2026
70
8
August 2026
83
17
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Brookfield
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
389
shoplifting
187
criminal damage arson
107
other theft
54
vehicle crime
43
public order
42
drugs
37
other crime
37
burglary
26
possession of weapons
24
robbery
12
bicycle theft
4
theft from the person
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
