Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Orient Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 167th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orient Road (TQ3 2PB) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher than the Preston average (62.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orient Road (TQ3 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Seaway Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orient Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Seaway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollacombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orient Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Headland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Headland Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollacombe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eugene Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Seaway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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