Total Crime Rate

81.6 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Creswell Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Creswell Avenue (PR2 3XX) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Cadley average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creswell Avenue (PR2 3XX), the main crime hotspot is near Creswell Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Creswell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Colwyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beachley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalmore Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardsea Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clevedon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beachley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Creswell Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beachley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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