Total Crime Rate
199.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montjoly Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 87th 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 Montjoly Street (PR1 4BT) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montjoly Street (PR1 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A59 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A59 | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A59 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A59 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A59 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A59 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A59 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A59 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromford Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromford Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromford Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mercer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranborne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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