Crime Rates at Old Hey Croft, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9ET

Old Hey Croft area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Charnock , and the 35th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Hey Croft (PR1 9ET) in the last 12 months was 209.0 per 1,000 residents and was 152.1% higher than the Charnock average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Hey Croft (PR1 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marl Croft (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.