Total Crime Rate

3327.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1000.0 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 3327.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1131.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1000.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 629.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 608.5 10/10
  • Public order 242.6 10/10
  • Other theft 157.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 136.2 10/10
  • Drugs 114.9 10/10
  • Robbery 76.6 10/10
  • Burglary 63.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 51.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.0 10/10
  • Other crime 29.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
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

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 2AL) 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 2AL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Winckley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lune Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lune Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Lune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lune Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaddock Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Guildhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Winckley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winckley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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