Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Place area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 212th lowest 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 Place (PR1 3SX) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenham Place (PR1 3SX), the main crime hotspot is near Boltons Court. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenham Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Great Avenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glover Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaddock Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakham Court —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charlotte Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Syke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boltons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boltons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildford Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bank Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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