Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

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 Preston Road (PR6 7EB) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR6 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Beech Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reedfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hazel Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Beech Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radburn Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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