Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chatsworth Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 150th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatsworth Street (PR1 4XY) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatsworth Street (PR1 4XY), the main crime hotspot is near Maitland Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatsworth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nimes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owtram Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elijah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elijah Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Redmayne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmayne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great Townley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Townley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Joseph'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tunbridge Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Joseph'S Terrace β€”

Data Sources

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