Total Crime Rate

167.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Garstang Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 106th highest crime rate of 448 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 Garstang Road (PR3 5JB) in the last 12 months was 167.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.9% higher than the Cadley average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garstang Road (PR3 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garstang Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinewood Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garstang Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garstang Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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