Total Crime Rate

258.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 258.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arnhem Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 63rd 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 Arnhem Road (PR1 4QN) in the last 12 months was 258.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (β‰ˆ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnhem Road (PR1 4QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldon Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Samuel Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arnhem Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dymock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waldon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berwick Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dymock Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Asheldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asheldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felstead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felstead Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felstead Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berwick Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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