Crime Rate in Fishwick & Frenchwood, ward

Fishwick & Frenchwood has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Preston district and the 2056th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 181st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fishwick & Frenchwood in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Preston district average (148.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fishwick & Frenchwood’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 331 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 342.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 395 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fishwick & Frenchwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.