Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avenham Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenham Lane (PR1 3RS) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenham Lane (PR1 3RS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 171 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakham Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Grimshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blue Bell Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guild Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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