Crime Rates at Elizabeth Street, Preston, PR1 2RX

Elizabeth Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 17th 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 Elizabeth Street (PR1 2RX) in the last 12 months was 583.7 per 1,000 residents and was 216.3% higher than the Deepdale average (184.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 270.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Street (PR1 2RX), 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.