Crime Rates at Lilac Grove, Preston, PR1 6HR

Lilac Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 89th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lilac Grove (PR1 6HR) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Grove (PR1 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.