Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fishwick Bottoms area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fishwick Bottoms (PR2 5AU) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fishwick Bottoms (PR2 5AU), the main crime hotspot is near Wanstead Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fishwick Bottoms area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wanstead Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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