Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 91.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston , and the 388th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

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 College Road (HA9 8RN) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Preston average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (HA9 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near College Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pellatt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverholme Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silverholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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