Total Crime Rate

310.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.2 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 310.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 34th 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 Devonshire Place (PR1 4UE) in the last 12 months was 310.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 167.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Place (PR1 4UE), the main crime hotspot is near Ripon Terrace. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidston Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawarden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iddesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leek Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mornington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Butterlands Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hesketh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Butterlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawarden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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