Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Black Bull Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 180th highest crime rate of 447 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 Black Bull Lane (PR2 9YA) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.9% higher than the Greyfriars average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Bull Lane (PR2 9YA), the main crime hotspot is near Garstone Croft. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Black Bull Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Black Bull Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Janice Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Black Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Janice Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janice Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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