Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ardee Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ardee Road (PR1 8EN) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardee Road (PR1 8EN), the main crime hotspot is near Lauderdale Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ardee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolseley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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