Crime Rates at Lancaster Road North, Preston, PR1 2PY

Lancaster Road North area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 44th highest crime rate of 448 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 Lancaster Road North (PR1 2PY) in the last 12 months was 302.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road North (PR1 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.