Total Crime Rate

105.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 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 105.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Cliff area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 190th highest crime rate of 447 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 West Cliff (PR1 8HX) in the last 12 months was 105.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Cliff (PR1 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butler Street, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Butler Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Butler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Butler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ladyman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woods Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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