Total Crime Rate

498.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.4 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 498.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 230.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Drugs 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Cliff area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 15th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Cliff (PR1 3JE) in the last 12 months was 498.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Cliff (PR1 3JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butler Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winckley Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Cliff —
Apr 2026Public order East Cliff Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Butler Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Butler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Butler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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