Total Crime Rate
577.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Preston Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 7th 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 6JD) in the last 12 months was 577.8 per 1,000 residents and was 349.9% higher than the Mount average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 188.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Preston Street (FY7 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blakiston Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mount| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poulton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Corn Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kemp Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kemp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kemp Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jones' Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jones' Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corn Mill Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jones' Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westby Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hesketh Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hesketh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Warren Street | Under investigation |
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