Crime Rates at Winckley Street, Preston, PR1 2AA

Winckley Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 2nd 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 Winckley Street (PR1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 3327.7 per 1,000 residents and was 747.4% higher than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 266 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 1000.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winckley Street (PR1 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 374 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.