Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 131.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kingswood Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 145th 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 Kingswood Street (PR1 8NP) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Street (PR1 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Good Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mona Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Millstones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ladyman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Walburge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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