Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Old Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 146th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Old Road (BB2 2SS) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 138.6% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Old Road (BB2 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Place. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pink Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pink Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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