Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 New Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 490 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 9NG) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston New Road (FY3 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Suffolk Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Road (14 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Sunningdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road —
Apr 2026Public order Southbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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