Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 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 116.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hassett Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 169th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hassett Close (PR1 8LU) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hassett Close (PR1 8LU), the main crime hotspot is near Lauderdale Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hassett Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolseley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wolseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Woods Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairhaven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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