Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Black Bull Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 448 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 3PD) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher than the Greyfriars average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Bull Lane (PR2 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeford Gardens. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 101 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garstone Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalfont Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garstone Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garstone Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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