Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tag Croft area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 140th highest crime rate of 448 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 Tag Croft (PR2 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher than the Cadley average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tag Croft (PR2 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sylvancroft, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tag Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Newlyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tag Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Village Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnfield Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hargreaves Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marlfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tag Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sylvancroft
Sep 2025Drugs Sylvancroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvancroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunoon Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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