Total Crime Rate
195.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paris Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 60th highest crime rate of 468 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 Paris Road (TQ3 2PH) in the last 12 months was 195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 214.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paris Road (TQ3 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Crescent, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langs Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Seaway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Seaway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Torquay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Headland Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Headland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Torquay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Torquay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Torquay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eugene Road | — |
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