Crime Rates at Church Street, Preston, PR1 3BU

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 447 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 3BU) in the last 12 months was 2727.7 per 1,000 residents and was 594.6% higher than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 1370.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (PR1 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 585 crimes here, including 262 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.