Total Crime Rate

2337.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2337.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 725.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 681.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 387.5 10/10
  • Public order 193.8 10/10
  • Other theft 68.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Drugs 43.8 10/10
  • Robbery 43.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Percy Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 4th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Street (PR1 1EL) in the last 12 months was 2337.5 per 1,000 residents and was 458.2% higher than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 943.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Street (PR1 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Bus And Coach Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Driscoll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tithebarn Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tithebarn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Driscoll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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