Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Raikes Road area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Raikes Road (PR1 5ER) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raikes Road (PR1 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorn Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Raikes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Joseph'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbraham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Joseph'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodgson Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodgson Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodgson Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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