Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Samuel Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 448 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 Samuel Street (PR1 4YH) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.2% ).

In the area around Samuel Street (PR1 4YH), the main crime hotspot is near Samuel Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Samuel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dymock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felstead Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Nimes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Townley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Townley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Samuel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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