Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Colin Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 228th highest crime rate of 465 local areas in Torbay .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colin Road (TQ3 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Preston average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colin Road (TQ3 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eugene Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eugene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eugene Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Paris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Seaway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eugene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Morin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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