Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Leesands Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leesands Close (PR2 6GJ) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Garrison average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leesands Close (PR2 6GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ingleton Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leesands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wookey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wookey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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