Total Crime Rate

111.8 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 111.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Victoria Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 184th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (PR2 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (PR2 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapman Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmfield Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Holmfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allenby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
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Data Sources

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