Total Crime Rate
279.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fishwick Parade area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 54th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fishwick Parade (PR1 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (β 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fishwick Parade (PR1 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mornington Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Ducie Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ducie Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iddesleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Iddesleigh Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heaton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crombleholme Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crombleholme Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crombleholme Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Noel Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hesketh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hesketh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leek Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinfold Street | β |
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