Crime Rates at St Peters Square, Preston, PR1 7BX

St Peters Square area has the 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 114th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Square (PR1 7BX) in the last 12 months was 158.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Square (PR1 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Singleton Row (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.