Crime Rates at Portland Street, Preston, PR1 8PR

Portland Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 187th 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 Portland Street (PR1 8PR) in the last 12 months was 111.5 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (PR1 8PR), 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.