Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.0 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 241.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Cave Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 65th 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 Cave Street (PR1 4SP) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cave Street (PR1 4SP), the main crime hotspot is near Maitland Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cave Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leo Case Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Walton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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