Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Portland Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 209th 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 Portland Street (PR1 8PR) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% 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 ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (PR1 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Good Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lauderdale Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mona Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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