Total Crime Rate

63.3 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 63.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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
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

College Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Preston , and the 313th 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 College Road (HA9 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (HA9 8RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Third Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodford Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverholme Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pellatt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Glendale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendale Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendale Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs College Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

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