Total Crime Rate

155.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 155.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 97th 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 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 220.1% higher than the Billinge & Beardwood average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Old Road (BB2 5LZ), 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary 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 Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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