Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 14th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 198th 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 4SU) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hall Lane (PR1 4SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldon Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Hall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Public order Crowle 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 2026Bicycle theft Samuel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Asheldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Callon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead 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 2026Theft from the person Oxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braddon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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