Crime Rates at Oak Close, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0UN

Oak Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Broad Oak , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Close (PR1 0UN) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Broad Oak average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Close (PR1 0UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodfield Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walnut Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.