Total Crime Rate

4482.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1410.0 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 4482.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1455.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1410.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1015.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 789.3 10/10
  • Public order 264.4 10/10
  • Other theft 260.5 10/10
  • Drugs 164.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 149.4 10/10
  • Robbery 72.8 10/10
  • Burglary 69.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 61.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 57.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 53.6 10/10
  • Other crime 46.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 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 Market Place (PR1 2AR) in the last 12 months was 4482.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1041.6% higher than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 380 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 368 (≈ 1410.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (PR1 2AR), 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 Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/189)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Market Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
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 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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