Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Talbot Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 185th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Road (PR1 8NX) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (PR1 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Vine Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Millstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Langton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christ Church Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Christ Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A582 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A582 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guild Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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