Total Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 199.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Watling Street Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Street Road (PR2 6TY) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street Road (PR2 6TY), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Drive. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunsop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunsop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Brow Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Whernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wharfedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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