Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Austins Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 174th 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 St Austins Road (PR1 3QT) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Austins Road (PR1 3QT), the main crime hotspot is near Library Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Austins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blue Bell Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildford Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walker Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Grimshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charlotte Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakham Court —
Apr 2026Public order Walker Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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