Total Crime Rate

80.7 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 80.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Boys Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 195th 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 Boys Lane (PR2 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% 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 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Anthony'S Close (7 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
Sep 2025Public order St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cadley Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalfont Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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