Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Southern Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 447 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 Southern Avenue (PR1 4NL) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Avenue (PR1 4NL), the main crime hotspot is near Brixton Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montjoly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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