Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakham Court area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 172nd 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 Oakham Court (PR1 3XP) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakham Court (PR1 3XP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakham Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ward'S End β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Public order Knowsley Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Austin'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”

Data Sources

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