Crime Rates at Crawford Avenue, Preston, PR1 4UP

Crawford Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 448 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 Crawford Avenue (PR1 4UP) in the last 12 months was 341.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crawford Avenue (PR1 4UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.