Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Beech Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Terrace (PR1 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Terrace (PR1 8DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Good Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lauderdale Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wolseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolseley Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woods Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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