Total Crime Rate

223.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 223.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowles Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 77th 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 Knowles Street (PR1 4TH) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Street (PR1 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton View —
Sep 2025Other crime Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harling Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felstead Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Townley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Great Townley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nimes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felstead Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Acregate Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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