Crime Rates at Starkie Street, Preston, PR1 3LU

Starkie Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Starkie Street (PR1 3LU) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Starkie Street (PR1 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacson Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.