Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Triangle area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Triangle (PR2 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Triangle (PR2 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cadley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
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