Total Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northcote Road 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 Northcote Road (PR1 8PT) 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 Northcote Road (PR1 8PT), 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.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mona Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lauderdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northcote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Millstones | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Liverpool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Langton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingswood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingswood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerrard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lauderdale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | River Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ladyman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Good Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Portland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Good Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Good Street | Local resolution |
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