Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fernyhalgh Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 104th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernyhalgh Lane (PR2 5ST) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 145.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernyhalgh Lane (PR2 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Haighton Green Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernyhalgh Lane area

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Data Sources

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