Crime Rates at Squires Close, Hoghton, Preston, PR5 0JW

Squires Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Coupe Green & Gregson Lane , and the 119th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

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 Squires Close (PR5 0JW) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% higher than the Coupe Green & Gregson Lane average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Squires Close (PR5 0JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alma Row, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alder Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.