Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackpool Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 6NT) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 6NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravenswood, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Terrace (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawarden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawarden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidston Street —
Apr 2026Public order Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leek Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hesketh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iddesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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