Crime Rate in Preston, ward

Preston has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Torbay district and the 3665th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 314th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Preston in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Torbay district average (110.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Preston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 261 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Preston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.