Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 40.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Frenchwood Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frenchwood Avenue (PR1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frenchwood Avenue (PR1 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Greenwood Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frenchwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montjoly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salmon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salmon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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