Crime Rates at Farringdon Close, Preston, PR1 5UB

Farringdon Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 90th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farringdon Close (PR1 5UB) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farringdon Close (PR1 5UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mornington Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.