Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cummins Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston Rural East , and the 169th highest crime rate of 448 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 Cummins Drive (PR3 2DF) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Preston Rural East average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 365.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cummins Drive (PR3 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Acreage Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cummins Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cummins Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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