Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Avenham Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 208th highest crime rate of 448 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 3TS) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenham Lane (PR1 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 336 crimes here, including 166 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 (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Guildhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temple Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Avenham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Knowsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Knowsley Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Jacson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glover'S Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenham Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Parade —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temple Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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