Preston crime stats
The overall crime rate in Preston city is 128 crimes per 1,000 which is 127% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 6.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 127% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 20.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Bicycle theft crime rate is at 186% of national crime rate which puts Preston on 21. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Bicycle theft crime makes up 1.2% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 bicycle theft crime totalled 238 representing a decrease 8.8% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Preston city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 35.3% | 53. highest | 127% | 6.7k | 7.7% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 21.8% | 17. highest | 174% | 4.2k | -35.1% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.6% | 40. highest | 138% | 1.4k | 3.7% |
| Shoplifting crime | 7.2% | 23. lowest | 105% | 1.4k | -5.7% |
| Public order crime | 5.9% | 32. lowest | 108% | 1.1k | 6.0% |
| Other theft crime | 5.6% | 48. lowest | 107% | 1.1k | 3.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 4.0% | 47. lowest | 99% | 763 | -1.4% |
| Drugs crime | 3.4% | 48. highest | 128% | 652 | 20.1% |
| Burglary crime | 2.7% | 51. lowest | 95% | 524 | -15.2% |
| Other crime | 2.3% | 38. highest | 133% | 436 | -4.4% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.3% | 24. highest | 167% | 251 | 9.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.2% | 21. highest | 186% | 238 | -8.8% |
| Robbery crime | 1.1% | 45. lowest | 98% | 208 | -6.7% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 49. lowest | 41% | 107 | 12.6% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Preston crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Preston city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Preston city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Preston city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 27.9 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.7 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 45.2 | 35.7 |
Preston overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Preston crime rate comparison map
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