Crime Rates at Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AB

Watling Street Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 219th lowest 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 Watling Street Road (PR2 8AB) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% 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 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.