Crime Rates at Selborne Street, Preston, PR1 4LA

Selborne Street area has the lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selborne Street (PR1 4LA) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selborne Street (PR1 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halsbury Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowsley Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.