Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 229.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Felstead Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 447 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 Felstead Street (PR1 4QT) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Felstead Street (PR1 4QT), the main crime hotspot is near Waldon Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Felstead Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Court —
Apr 2026Public order Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leo Case Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Samuel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Callon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Callon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crowle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Asheldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braddon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Felstead Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Walton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Felstead 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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