Total Crime Rate
288.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ansdell Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 49th 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 Ansdell Street (PR1 5ES) in the last 12 months was 288.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (β 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ansdell Street (PR1 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Matthew's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrew Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dodgson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Acregate Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dodgson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dodgson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dodgson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dodgson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodgson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tennyson Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Acregate Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodgson Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delaware Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sellers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sellers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrew Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsargh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsargh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poynter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Oswalds Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsargh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrew Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrew Street | β |
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