Crime Rates at Nursery Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AX

Nursery Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Longton & Hutton West , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

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 Nursery Lane (PR4 4AX) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Longton & Hutton West average (30.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Lane (PR4 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saunders' Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.