Total Crime Rate

399.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.7 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 399.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Saul Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 25th 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 Saul Street (PR1 2QU) in the last 12 months was 399.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 157.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saul Street (PR1 2QU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 538 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Preston

Crime Over Time in Saul Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tithebarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sizehouse Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birley Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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 —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 169

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑