Total Crime Rate
260.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lady Well Drive area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Garrison , and the 59th 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 Lady Well Drive (PR2 9UX) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 304.9% higher than the Garrison average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lady Well Drive (PR2 9UX), 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.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baillie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baillie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hindley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakengate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Loxley Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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