Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Orchard area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Cadley , and the 168th 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 The Orchard (PR4 0WE) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchard (PR4 0WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumpton Field, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Orchard (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Orchard area

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Data Sources

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