Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 165.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rutland Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 105th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rutland Street (PR1 4XT) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Street (PR1 4XT), 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 Rutland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Goodier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goodier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leo Case Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Joseph'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Joseph'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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