Total Crime Rate

505.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 505.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Preston Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 6th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Street (FY7 6JA) in the last 12 months was 505.6 per 1,000 residents and was 290.1% higher than the Mount average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 172.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Street (FY7 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Cop Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Preston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchorage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Warren Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakiston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Corn Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakiston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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