Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Cliff area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 139th highest crime rate of 448 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 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Cliff (PR1 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Butler Street. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butler Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christ Church Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Christ Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Butler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butler Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Cliff Street —
Sep 2025Public order Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stanley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton'S Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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