Crime Rates at Thorn Street, Preston, PR1 5EH

Thorn Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 36th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorn Street (PR1 5EH) in the last 12 months was 322.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Street (PR1 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.