Total Crime Rate

398.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

262.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 398.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 262.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beaconsfield Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 26th 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 Beaconsfield Avenue (PR1 4UH) in the last 12 months was 398.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 262.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield Avenue (PR1 4UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gaythorne Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Terrace (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beaconsfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iddesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Butterlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaythorne Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairnsmore Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Butterlands Local resolution
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Data Sources

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