Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 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 104.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Tag Croft area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tag Croft (PR2 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Cadley average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tag Croft (PR2 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tag Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottam Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvancroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvancroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvancroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tag Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tag Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hargreaves Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargreaves Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunoon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Public order Newlyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newlyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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