Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston New Road (FY3 9ND) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Marton average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston New Road (FY3 9ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knaresboro Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Senior Avenue (9 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Senior Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Newhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knaresboro Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Knaresboro Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemede Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elaine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barclay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phillip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phillip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joyce Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsboro Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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