Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Alston & Hothersall , and the 8th highest crime rate of 200 local areas in Ribble Valley .

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 Preston Road (PR3 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 229.5% higher than the Alston & Hothersall average (75.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 550.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR3 3BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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