Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whinsands Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 447 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 Whinsands Close (PR2 9AP) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Garrison average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinsands Close (PR2 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wookey Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whernside Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whinsands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whernside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Bank —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wookey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wookey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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