Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pheasant Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

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 Pheasant Avenue (PR3 5BH) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 198.1% higher than the Cadley average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pheasant Avenue (PR3 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Goldcrest Drive. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pheasant Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Goldcrest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Manor —
Apr 2026Drugs Chaffinch Manor Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaffinch Manor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour D'Urton Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft D'Urton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goldcrest Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences D'Urton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime D'Urton Lane 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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