Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Stephenson Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 211th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stephenson Street (PR2 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Greyfriars average (49.1 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Street (PR2 3BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plungington Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ainslie Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stephenson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedberg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dallas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dallas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardcastle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symonds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plungington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lorraine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wildman Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lytham Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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