Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fermor Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 101st highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fermor Road (PR1 4TX) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the St Matthew's average (205.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fermor Road (PR1 4TX), the main crime hotspot is near Waldon Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fermor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Downing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leek Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bidston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bidston Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawarden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iddesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawarden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hesketh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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