Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Paddock area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 195th 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 The Paddock (PR2 8GN) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% higher than the Garrison average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddock (PR2 8GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Paddock, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Paddock area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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