Total Crime Rate

266.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 266.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Village Green Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 59th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Green Lane (PR2 7DS) in the last 12 months was 266.2 per 1,000 residents and was 279.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 115.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Green Lane (PR2 7DS), 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 Village Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Rough Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanterton Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvancroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Rough Hey —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnfield Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Golf View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Village Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sylvancroft —
Sep 2025Public order Tanterton Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tag Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tag Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sylvancroft Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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