Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 97.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

St Austins Place 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 St Austins Place (PR1 3YJ) 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 St Austins Place (PR1 3YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Grimshaw Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Library Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Austins Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Library Street —
Sep 2025Public order Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stoneygate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Knowsley Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Knowsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Avenham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Austin'S Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenham Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Grimshaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Grimshaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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