Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 New Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 164th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston New Road (BB2 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 111.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston New Road (BB2 6BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adelaide Terrace (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Ashworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Roney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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