Total Crime Rate
111.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Preston Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 589th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Street (L1 6DP) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Preston Street (L1 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rainford Gardens, where police recorded 542 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (281 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownlow Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Davies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Davies Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dale Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dale Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rainford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rainford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Davies Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rainford Gardens | Under investigation |
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