Total Crime Rate

383.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 383.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Preston Street area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kirkham , and the 10th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

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 Preston Street (PR4 2YA) in the last 12 months was 383.9 per 1,000 residents and was 312.3% higher than the Kirkham average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Street (PR4 2YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5192, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royal Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ancenis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gleneagles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ancenis Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft B5192 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5192 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5192 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hornby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ancenis Court —
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Data Sources

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