Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 161st 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 Riverside (PR1 8ET) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (PR1 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Hassett Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairhaven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Woods Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Apr 2026Other crime Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolseley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wolseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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