Total Crime Rate

267.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 267.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Leek Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 54th highest crime rate of 447 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 Leek Street (PR1 4RL) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leek Street (PR1 4RL), 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.

View Crime In Preston

Crime Over Time in Leek Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawarden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawarden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Public order Asheldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Braddon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidston Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leek Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Callon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Callon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iddesleigh Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑