Crime Rates at Preston, PR1 3XL

This area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 217th highest crime rate of 448 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 This (PR1 3XL) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode PR1 3XL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 153 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.