Total Crime Rate

440.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.6 10/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fishergate Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 24th 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 Fishergate Hill (PR1 8JD) in the last 12 months was 440.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 203.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fishergate Hill (PR1 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walton'S Parade (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fishergate Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cliff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christ Church Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Christ Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton'S Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Cliff Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hind Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stanley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grafton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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