Total Crime Rate

116.8 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 116.8 8/10
  • Other theft 39.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Preston New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Coupe Green & Gregson Lane , and the 88th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston New Road (PR5 0UP) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% 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 Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston New Road (PR5 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Huntley Lane. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston New Road area

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Data Sources

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