Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cromer Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 133rd highest 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 Cromer Place (PR2 3XR) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromer Place (PR2 3XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worthing Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunbar Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromer Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Cottam Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beachley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dawlish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Creswell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Creswell Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Close —
Apr 2026Burglary St Margarets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottam Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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