Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 76.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Skeffington Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 186th 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 Skeffington Road (PR1 5HD) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeffington Road (PR1 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bootle Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rufus Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skeffington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Joseph'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Joseph'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbraham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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