Crime Rates at Shepherd Street, Preston, PR1 3YD

Shepherd Street 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 Shepherd Street (PR1 3YD) 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 (≈ 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 Shepherd Street (PR1 3YD), 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.