Total Crime Rate

173.2 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 173.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sharoe Green Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 103rd 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 Sharoe Green Lane (PR2 8EB) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharoe Green Lane (PR2 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sharoe Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Holmfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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