Preston
Population: 10,551
Policed by: Devon & Cornwall Police
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The following table and graphs show you crime and ASB breakdowns and trends for Preston.
To see the latest 6 months, adjust the time periods of the charts all the way back to Dec 2010, join UKCrimeStats and run reports, see heatmap, rank, compare and see in detail by total crime or crime type over any selected time period.| ASB | Burglary | Robbery | Vehicle | Violent | Shoplifting | CD&A | Other Theft | Drugs | Bike Theft | Theft From the Person | Weapons | Public Order | Other | Total | |
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| Mar 2024 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| Feb 2024 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Dec 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Nov 2023 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Oct 2023 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| Sep 2023 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Aug 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Jul 2023 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Jun 2023 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| May 2023 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Apr 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 47 |
Crime Plus ASB Breakdown for Preston
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Crime Type and ASB Charts for Preston
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In September 2011, Other Crime was divided into 6 categories - Drugs, Public Disorder & Weapons (which was later split further and so is not displayed here), Criminal Damage & Arson (CD&A), Theft - Shoplifting, Theft-Other and Other.
From May 2013, the following changes were made to the crime categories:
I) The violent crime category was renamed "violence and sexual offences"
2) A new category for "bicycle theft" was created which previously fell within "other theft"
3) A new category for "theft from the person" was created which previously fell within "other theft"
4) Public disorder and weapons were then split into two new categories; "public order" and "possession of weapons"
5) Both "other firearms offences" and "other knives offences" which were in "other crime" were moved into "possession of weapons".
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Preston has a population of approximately 10,000, which is very varied. It is situated between the busy towns of Torquay and Paignton. The coastal areas are populated by a number of guest houses, which overlook one of the best seafronts in the bay. Further inland is residential housing, which backs onto to the main business road that boasts a wide range of shops and small businesses. Beyond this area is more residential housing that rises to the top of Preston where many of the older community enjoy views across the whole of the Bay. Much of the activity, commercial, social and policing is focused on the main shopping area and seafront due to the busy summer periods.
Preston is a safe place to live with the likelihood of being a victim of crime being well below the national average. In addition the incidents of serious crime are very low indeed. The main problems appear to be individual incidents of minor criminal damage caused during the weekends. These incidents do not have any set pattern and are not regular occurrences. Although there are some problems with fear of crime, residents report that they feel safe in their own homes and local area. This fear is sometimes brought through peoples perception of groups congregating, but this is very low level behaviour.