Total Crime Rate

2727.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2727.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1370.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 713.6 10/10
  • Public order 211.3 10/10
  • Other theft 164.3 10/10
  • Drugs 145.5 10/10
  • Burglary 79.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.0 10/10
  • Other crime 42.3 10/10
  • Robbery 37.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
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

Guild Hall Arcade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 447 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 Guild Hall Arcade (PR1 1HR) in the last 12 months was 2727.7 per 1,000 residents and was 594.6% higher 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 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 1370.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guild Hall Arcade (PR1 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 585 crimes here, including 262 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Guild Hall Arcade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/196)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Central Bus And Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Central Bus And Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guild Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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