Total Crime Rate

4425.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4425.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1444.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 980.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 931.0 10/10
  • Public order 210.7 10/10
  • Other theft 191.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 160.9 10/10
  • Drugs 118.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 84.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 72.8 10/10
  • Other crime 57.5 10/10
  • Robbery 57.5 10/10
  • Burglary 53.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friargate area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the highest crime rate of 448 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 Friargate (PR1 2EE) in the last 12 months was 4425.3 per 1,000 residents and was 956.8% higher than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 377 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 332 (≈ 1272.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friargate (PR1 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friargate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Public order St Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Falkland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton'S Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Falkland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falkland Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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