Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Hall Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Hall Lane (PR1 4DX) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hall Lane (PR1 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Maitland Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Hall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Goodier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goodier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Joseph'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Joseph'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbraham Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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