Crime Rate in St Matthew's, ward

St Matthew's has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Preston district and the 302nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 31st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Matthew's in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% higher than the Preston district average (148.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Matthew's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 692 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 91.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 872 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Matthew's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stanley Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.