Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lansdown Hill area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 447 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 Lansdown Hill (PR2 3ND) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Cadley average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansdown Hill (PR2 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palatine Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Chase (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadsman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Palatine Drive | Under investigation |
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