Total Crime Rate

610.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 610.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 292.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.9 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bushell Place 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 Bushell Place (PR1 3TQ) 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 Bushell Place (PR1 3TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Court, where police recorded 90 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bushell Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winckley Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Parade —
Sep 2025Burglary Bairstow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bairstow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bairstow Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bairstow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bairstow Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glover'S Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Avenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Avenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cock Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Parade —
Sep 2025Public order Glover'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Berwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temple Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winckley Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Temple Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenham Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Court —

Data Sources

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