Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

River Parade area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 168th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around River Parade (PR1 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Parade (PR1 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lauderdale Street. Police recorded 29 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 River Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolseley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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