Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Bull Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 221st highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Bull Lane (PR2 3JY) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher than the Greyfriars average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -91.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -89.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Bull Lane (PR2 3JY), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeford Gardens. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Black Bull Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Black Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridgeford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Bull Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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