Total Crime Rate
3923.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fishergate Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 2nd 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 Fishergate Walk (PR1 2NR) in the last 12 months was 3923.4 per 1,000 residents and was 836.9% higher than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 336 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 251 (β 1068.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fishergate Walk (PR1 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 642 crimes here, including 273 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walker Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lune Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lune Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lune Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lune Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winckley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winckley Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winckley Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anchor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | β |
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