Total Crime Rate

670.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 670.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 303.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lark Hill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 13th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lark Hill Road (PR1 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 670.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% higher than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 188.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lark Hill Road (PR1 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Austin'S Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Austin'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Floyer Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Floyer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selborne Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Trower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Floyer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Floyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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