Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Fishwick Bottoms area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 201st highest crime rate of 447 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 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fishwick Bottoms (PR2 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wanstead Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leek Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fishwick Bottoms area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leek Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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