Crime Rates at Brixey Street, Preston, PR1 8EB

Brixey Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 38th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixey Street (PR1 8EB) in the last 12 months was 313.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixey Street (PR1 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Liverpool Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartington Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.