Total Crime Rate

259.7 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 259.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 17th 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 Road (FY8 5RW) in the last 12 months was 259.7 per 1,000 residents and was 342.5% higher than the Freckleton Village average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (FY8 5RW), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

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Data Sources

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