Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston New Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Billinge & Beardwood , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston New Road (BB2 7AA) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Billinge & Beardwood average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston New Road (BB2 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Assheton Road (7 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Assheton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beardwood Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dinckley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mile End Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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