Brookfield & Holme Slack
Middle areaSouth Preston. 10,912 people in 2.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Brookfield & Holme Slack live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Brookfield & Holme Slack
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brookfield & Holme Slack at a rate of 143.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.2 per 1,000 people across Preston.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 492 |
| Shoplifting | 268 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 266 |
| Other crime | 240 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 124 |
| Vehicle crime | 61 |
| Drug offences | 48 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Brookfield & Holme Slack compares
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Is Brookfield & Holme Slack safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brookfield & Holme Slack at a rate of 143.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.2 per 1,000 people across Preston.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 156 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brookfield & Holme Slack.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (492), shoplifting (268) and anti-social behaviour (266).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Preston
These figures are published for the whole of Preston, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Preston and not Brookfield & Holme Slack alone. See Preston
Brookfield & Holme Slack in brief
The median price paid for a home in Brookfield & Holme Slack was £161,000 in 2025.
Brookfield & Holme Slack had 10,544 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Brookfield & Holme Slack live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brookfield & Holme Slack, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.