Total Crime Rate

82.8 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 82.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alvern Crescent area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 199th 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 Alvern Crescent (PR2 3QS) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Cadley average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alvern Crescent (PR2 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alvern Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillpark Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alvern Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cadley Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harland Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillpark Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvern Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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