Total Crime Rate
610.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regent Street 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 Regent Street (PR1 3LX) 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 Regent Street (PR1 3LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boltons Court (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In City Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheapside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Guildhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anchor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Anchor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Anchor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Anchor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Anchor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Berwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Temple Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Jacson Street | Under investigation |
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