Total Crime Rate

228.3 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 228.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Christ Church Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christ Church Street (PR1 8PH) in the last 12 months was 228.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christ Church Street (PR1 8PH), 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 Christ Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christ Church Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Cliff Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton'S Parade
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Christian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hind Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton'S Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Langton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Street
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Christ Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cliff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Good Street
Sep 2025Drugs Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street South Under investigation

Data Sources

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