Total Crime Rate

53.6 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 53.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Kennet Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 119th lowest 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 Kennet Drive (PR2 9FB) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Greyfriars average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Drive (PR2 9FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnacre Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deborah Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kennet Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Bank Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kennet Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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