Total Crime Rate

462.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 462.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

North Cliff Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 19th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Cliff Street (PR1 8JA) in the last 12 months was 462.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 218.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Cliff Street (PR1 8JA), 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 North Cliff Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Cliff Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stanley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butler Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butler Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Sep 2025Public order Cliff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christ Church Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Christ Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Butler Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Butler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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