Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Garstang Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 71st 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 Garstang Road (PR2 9RX) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garstang Road (PR2 9RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenway, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garstang Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenway —
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Data Sources

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