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 Street 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 Street (PR1 2EL) 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 Street (PR1 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 638 crimes here, including 283 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/187)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Birley Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sizehouse Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bishopgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopgate —
Apr 2026Public order Snow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glover Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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