Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Ewood , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Old Road (BB2 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Ewood average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Old Road (BB2 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Terrace. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 16 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Feniscliffe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecilia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Feniscliffe Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dalby Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dalby Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dalby Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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