Fulwood
Middle areaSouth Preston. 9,959 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Fulwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Fulwood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fulwood at a rate of 55.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.2 per 1,000 people across Preston.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 194 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 116 |
| Other crime | 104 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Fulwood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Fulwood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fulwood at a rate of 55.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.2 per 1,000 people across Preston.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fulwood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (194), anti-social behaviour (116) and other crime (104).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Preston
These figures are published for the whole of Preston, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Preston and not Fulwood alone. See Preston
Fulwood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Fulwood was £225,000 in 2025.
Fulwood had 9,549 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Fulwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Fulwood, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.