Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Longley Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longley Close (PR2 9FL) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Greyfriars average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Close (PR2 9FL), the main crime hotspot is near Heversham Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heversham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwood Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heversham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heversham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Teal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teal Avenue —
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Data Sources

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