Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 178.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 23rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 95th highest 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 4TD) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hall Lane (PR1 4TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otters Close (21 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairnsmore Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Butterlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Butterlands Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farringdon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Otters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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