Total Crime Rate

610.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 610.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 292.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.9 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Cliff Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 15th highest crime rate of 448 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 Gardens (PR1 3JG) in the last 12 months was 610.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 149.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Cliff Gardens (PR1 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butler Street, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Cliff Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camden Place
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order St Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bairstow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bairstow Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bairstow Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ribblesdale Place Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Drugs Ribblesdale Place Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribblesdale Place
Sep 2025Other theft Bairstow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street Offender given penalty notice

Data Sources

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