Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New Hall Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 447 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 New Hall Lane (PR1 4SS) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ).

In the area around New Hall Lane (PR1 4SS), 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Samuel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leo Case Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Apr 2026Public order Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Joseph'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Joseph'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Taunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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