Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandsdale Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandsdale Avenue (PR2 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Garrison average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandsdale Avenue (PR2 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wookey Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Lodgings (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandsdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fulwood Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wookey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wookey Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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