Total Crime Rate

105.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Christian Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 190th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christian Road (PR1 1AD) in the last 12 months was 105.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christian Road (PR1 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butler Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falkland Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christian Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Falkland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falkland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falkland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ladyman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Falkland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Falkland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woods Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East Cliff Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Cliff —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Cliff —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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