Total Crime Rate
2694.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 3rd 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 Church Street (PR1 3BT) in the last 12 months was 2694.8 per 1,000 residents and was 543.5% higher 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 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 241 (≈ 1131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (PR1 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 124 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 | Public order | Berwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St John'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St John'S Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St John'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St John'S Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pump Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ward'S End | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St John'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Central Bus And Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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