Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Third Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Preston , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (HA9 8QE) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Preston average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (HA9 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Pempath Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pempath Place —
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Loweswater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pempath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pempath Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pempath Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pellatt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windermere Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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