Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Watling Street Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 448 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 Watling Street Road (PR2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street Road (PR2 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfield Avenue —
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Data Sources

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