Total Crime Rate
130.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norbreck Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 147th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norbreck Drive (PR2 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norbreck Drive (PR2 1LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackpool Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staveley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackpool Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Staveley Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Salwick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawcliffe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteholme Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteholme Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preesall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preesall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inskip Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartle Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larches Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
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