Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Janice Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 68th 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 Janice Drive (PR2 9YE) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Janice Drive (PR2 9YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenway, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Janice Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menai Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Janice Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janice Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Janice Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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