Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Old Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Old Road (FY3 9SP) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Marton average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Old Road (FY3 9SP), 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 Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quernmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quernmore Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sunningdale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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