Total Crime Rate
322.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dodgson Road 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 Dodgson Road (PR1 5HL) 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 Dodgson Road (PR1 5HL), 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 | Burglary | Dodgson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrew Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fletcher Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Chad'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Andrew Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodgson Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tees Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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