Total Crime Rate

192.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 192.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Isherwood Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 87th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Isherwood Street (PR1 5HP) in the last 12 months was 192.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Isherwood Street (PR1 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bootle Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harewood Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Isherwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Portman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street
Apr 2026Public order Penguin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exe Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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