Total Crime Rate
296.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 41st highest crime rate of 447 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 Hill Street (PR1 2BB) in the last 12 months was 296.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill Street (PR1 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 479 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton'S Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton'S Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Snow Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bowran Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Walker Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fylde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
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