Total Crime Rate
610.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025East Cliff Road 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 Road (PR1 3JH) 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 Road (PR1 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 61 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butler Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Butler Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Butler Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bairstow Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bairstow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bairstow Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bairstow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Butler Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribblesdale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribblesdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribblesdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ribblesdale Place | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ribblesdale Place | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribblesdale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribblesdale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribblesdale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Butler Street | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Butler Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Street | — |
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