Total Crime Rate

282.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 282.1 10/10
  • Other theft 87.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 48th highest 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 New Hall Lane (PR1 4TE) in the last 12 months was 282.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hall Lane (PR1 4TE), 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairnsmore Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farringdon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Otters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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