Total Crime Rate

120.9 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 120.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Oakridge Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 161st highest 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 Oakridge Close (PR2 9PT) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% higher than the Garrison average (68.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge Close (PR2 9PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heversham Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aysgarth Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakridge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Kennet Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aysgarth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heversham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heversham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heversham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadwood Drive —
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Data Sources

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