Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scotsman Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scotsman Avenue (PR2 3BW) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Greyfriars average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Scotsman Avenue (PR2 3BW), the main crime hotspot is near Clydesdale Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotsman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clydesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenman Road —
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Data Sources

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