Total Crime Rate

597.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 597.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 254.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
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

London Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 16th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

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 London Road (PR1 4AP) in the last 12 months was 597.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 733.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PR1 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edward Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brixton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brixton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Ashleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hoghton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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