Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Wood Top Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston Rural East , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Top Avenue (PR2 5TT) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Preston Rural East average (88.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Top Avenue (PR2 5TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Top Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bulrush Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Top Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waingate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waingate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roshaw Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Top Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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