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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sylvancroft 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 Sylvancroft (PR2 7BL) 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 Sylvancroft (PR2 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Threefields. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Cadley

Crime Over Time in Sylvancroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnfield Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Marlfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Threefields —
Sep 2025Other theft Village Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Threefields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Newlyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hargreaves Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sylvancroft —
Sep 2025Drugs Sylvancroft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tag Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tag Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvancroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑