Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.8 8/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Black Bull Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 176th highest crime rate of 448 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 9YB) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher than the Greyfriars average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Bull Lane (PR2 9YB), 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 Black Bull Lane area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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