Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wolseley Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 167th 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 Wolseley Road (PR1 8EU) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Road (PR1 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Hassett Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairhaven Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Dove Avenue Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swallow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hind Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fraser Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woods Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolseley Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilruddery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riverside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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