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Other theft in Preston 12 months to June 2026
7.3per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,201 other theft offences in Preston in the 12 months to June 2026, up 2.0% (24) on the previous 12 months. That is 7.3 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 164,498 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 202 offences October 2011: 164 offences November 2011: 180 offences December 2011: 146 offences January 2012: 160 offences February 2012: 145 offences March 2012: 209 offences April 2012: 202 offences May 2012: 219 offences June 2012: 177 offences July 2012: 182 offences August 2012: 178 offences September 2012: 188 offences October 2012: 182 offences November 2012: 214 offences December 2012: 167 offences January 2013: 173 offences February 2013: 153 offences March 2013: 146 offences April 2013: 153 offences May 2013: 125 offences June 2013: 147 offences July 2013: 148 offences August 2013: 155 offences September 2013: 110 offences October 2013: 106 offences November 2013: 154 offences December 2013: 104 offences January 2014: 132 offences February 2014: 103 offences March 2014: 139 offences April 2014: 132 offences May 2014: 132 offences June 2014: 136 offences July 2014: 139 offences August 2014: 125 offences September 2014: 108 offences October 2014: 129 offences November 2014: 98 offences December 2014: 105 offences January 2015: 89 offences February 2015: 99 offences March 2015: 131 offences April 2015: 114 offences May 2015: 128 offences June 2015: 106 offences July 2015: 139 offences August 2015: 141 offences September 2015: 139 offences October 2015: 145 offences November 2015: 107 offences December 2015: 132 offences January 2016: 108 offences February 2016: 128 offences March 2016: 126 offences April 2016: 126 offences May 2016: 145 offences June 2016: 132 offences July 2016: 156 offences August 2016: 136 offences September 2016: 141 offences October 2016: 160 offences November 2016: 148 offences December 2016: 135 offences January 2017: 135 offences February 2017: 131 offences March 2017: 144 offences April 2017: 159 offences May 2017: 183 offences June 2017: 141 offences July 2017: 164 offences August 2017: 168 offences September 2017: 179 offences October 2017: 150 offences November 2017: 119 offences December 2017: 138 offences January 2018: 154 offences February 2018: 108 offences March 2018: 164 offences April 2018: 168 offences May 2018: 185 offences June 2018: 167 offences July 2018: 193 offences August 2018: 180 offences September 2018: 167 offences October 2018: 169 offences November 2018: 141 offences December 2018: 176 offences January 2019: 167 offences February 2019: 121 offences March 2019: 159 offences April 2019: 153 offences May 2019: 156 offences June 2019: 151 offences July 2019: 160 offences August 2019: 159 offences September 2019: 147 offences October 2019: 167 offences November 2019: 154 offences December 2019: 138 offences January 2020: 134 offences February 2020: 136 offences March 2020: 151 offences April 2020: 86 offences May 2020: 95 offences June 2020: 97 offences July 2020: 125 offences August 2020: 125 offences September 2020: 124 offences October 2020: 108 offences November 2020: 118 offences December 2020: 105 offences January 2021: 102 offences February 2021: 91 offences March 2021: 136 offences April 2021: 122 offences May 2021: 100 offences June 2021: 114 offences July 2021: 139 offences August 2021: 135 offences September 2021: 116 offences October 2021: 99 offences November 2021: 137 offences December 2021: 112 offences January 2022: 118 offences February 2022: 118 offences March 2022: 132 offences April 2022: 132 offences May 2022: 141 offences June 2022: 104 offences July 2022: 134 offences August 2022: 164 offences September 2022: 111 offences October 2022: 115 offences November 2022: 152 offences December 2022: 124 offences January 2023: 130 offences February 2023: 127 offences March 2023: 131 offences April 2023: 133 offences May 2023: 112 offences June 2023: 109 offences July 2023: 139 offences August 2023: 113 offences September 2023: 107 offences October 2023: 114 offences November 2023: 103 offences December 2023: 109 offences January 2024: 107 offences February 2024: 113 offences March 2024: 101 offences April 2024: 140 offences May 2024: 96 offences June 2024: 126 offences July 2024: 119 offences August 2024: 113 offences September 2024: 97 offences October 2024: 110 offences November 2024: 96 offences December 2024: 90 offences January 2025: 90 offences February 2025: 93 offences March 2025: 98 offences April 2025: 80 offences May 2025: 90 offences June 2025: 101 offences July 2025: 109 offences August 2025: 108 offences September 2025: 90 offences October 2025: 100 offences November 2025: 92 offences December 2025: 99 offences January 2026: 92 offences February 2026: 78 offences March 2026: 101 offences April 2026: 128 offences May 2026: 92 offences June 2026: 112 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 4,147 (partial) — — June 2012 1,563 11.1 2012 June 2013 378 2.7 2013 June 2014 164 1.2 2014 June 2015 152 1.1 2015 June 2016 135 1.0 2016 June 2017 114 0.8 2017 June 2018 270 1.9 2018 June 2019 316 2.2 2019 June 2020 265 1.8 2020 June 2021 399 2.7 2021 June 2022 413 2.7 2022 June 2023 359 2.3 2023 June 2024 411 2.5 2024 June 2025 505 3.1 2025 June 2026 501 3.0 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Preston Violence and sexual offences 7,351 offences 44.7per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,550 offences 9.4per 1,000 Shoplifting 1,376 offences 8.4per 1,000 Public order 1,199 offences 7.3per 1,000 Vehicle crime 832 offences 5.1per 1,000 Drugs 669 offences 4.1per 1,000 Burglary 608 offences 3.7per 1,000 Other crime 501 offences 3.0per 1,000 Possession of weapons 255 offences 1.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 232 offences 1.4per 1,000 Robbery 222 offences 1.3per 1,000 Theft from the person 101 offences 0.6per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Preston