Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Halsbury 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 Halsbury Street (PR1 4LJ) 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 Halsbury Street (PR1 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Walker Place. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halsbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Walker Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Walker Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charlotte Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakham Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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