Total Crime Rate

527.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 527.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rural North Fylde , and the 6th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston New Road (FY4 4XQ) in the last 12 months was 527.8 per 1,000 residents and was 812.8% higher than the Rural North Fylde average (57.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 265.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston New Road (FY4 4XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Rise. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Troutbeck Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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