Crime Rates at Kingswood Street, Preston, PR1 8NP

Kingswood Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 185th 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 Kingswood Street (PR1 8NP) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Street (PR1 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Good Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.