Crime Rates at Vanguard Close, Higher Bartle, Preston, PR4 0QD

Vanguard Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vanguard Close (PR4 0QD) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1380.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanguard Close (PR4 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daisyfields, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Rose Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.