Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Russell Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 210th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Avenue (PR1 5TP) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Avenue (PR1 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairnsmore Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farringdon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brant Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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