Crime Rates at Winckley Square, Preston, PR1 3JU

Winckley Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 2nd 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 Winckley Square (PR1 3JU) in the last 12 months was 3923.4 per 1,000 residents and was 836.9% 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 336 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (≈ 1068.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winckley Square (PR1 3JU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.