Total Crime Rate

302.0 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 302.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Ring Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 44th highest crime rate of 448 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 Ring Way (PR1 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 302.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ring Way (PR1 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ring Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tithebarn Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Grimshaw Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Grimshaw Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Back Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Grimshaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Grimshaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Grimshaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tithebarn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Bus And Coach Station —
Sep 2025Public order Central Bus And Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ward'S End —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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