Crime Rates at Primrose Lane, Preston, PR1 6HS

Primrose Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 89th highest crime rate of 448 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 Primrose Lane (PR1 6HS) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Lane (PR1 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor House Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.