Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boys Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boys Lane (PR2 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher 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 Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boys Lane (PR2 3QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalfont Field, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Anthony'S Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boys Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nine Elms Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalfont Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalfont Field —
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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