Preston Rural East vs Vivary bridge

Preston Rural East has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) and recorded 728 crimes in the last 12 months. Vivary bridge has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,338 crimes. Preston Rural East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Preston Rural East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +15.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Vivary bridge shows -4.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Preston Rural East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (305 incidents). In Vivary bridge, it is Violent Crime (446 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Preston Rural East recorded 192 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Vivary bridge recorded 400. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Preston Rural East totalled 305 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 446 in Vivary bridge. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Preston Rural East recorded 630 crimes (now 728, a change of +15.6%). Vivary bridge recorded 1,397 crimes previously (now 1,338, -4.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Preston Rural East has a resolution rate of 4.3% and Vivary bridge has 30.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Preston Rural East falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Vivary bridge is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Preston Rural East and Vivary bridge. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.