Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 85th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .

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 Road (PR6 7JD) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR6 7JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Croft (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Croft —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radburn Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hawthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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