Crime Rates at Oxford Street, Preston, PR1 3QX

Oxford Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (PR1 3QX) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (PR1 3QX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 171 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.