Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Bexhill Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 100th highest 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 Bexhill Road (PR2 3SY) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 153.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bexhill Road (PR2 3SY), the main crime hotspot is near Worthing Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bexhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clevedon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalmore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colwyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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