Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Williams Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 447 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 Williams Lane (PR2 9UF) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Garrison average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Lane (PR2 9UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hindley Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Williams Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baillie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baillie Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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