Total Crime Rate

306.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 306.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.6 10/10
  • Other theft 60.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South , and the 11th highest crime rate of 370 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 (PR7 5HL) in the last 12 months was 306.6 per 1,000 residents and was 407.4% higher than the Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (PR7 5HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chorley Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

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Data Sources

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