Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southfield Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

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 Southfield Avenue (TQ3 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 175.2% higher than the Preston average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Avenue (TQ3 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Crescent, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Torquay Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wills Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torquay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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