Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 85.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tower Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Green (PR2 9UU) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.1% higher than the Garrison average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Green (PR2 9UU), the main crime hotspot is near Barnacre Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ashness Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sherwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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