Monthly Report

Crime in City Centre - Preston — December 2025

501 crimes recorded in City Centre - Preston, Lancashire Constabulary during December 2025. Data from Lancashire Constabulary.

501 Total Crimes
Violent Crime Most Common Crime
100% Crimes with Outcome
↑1.8% vs Same Month Last Year (492)
November 2025 All-time overview January 2026

Crime by Category

December 2025 — 501 total

Violent Crime
148
Anti-Social Behaviour
145
Shoplifting
57
Drugs
36
Criminal Damage & Arson
24
Other Theft
23
Public Order
21
Vehicle Crime
15
Other Crime
8
Theft from Person
6
Bicycle Theft
5
Burglary
5
Possession of Weapons
4
Robbery
4

Top Hotspots

Highest-crime locations in December 2025

  1. 1 Unknown location 501
Data sourced from the UK Police Open Data API under the Open Government Licence v3.0.