Crime Rates at Isherwood Street, Preston, PR1 5HQ

Isherwood Street 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 Isherwood Street (PR1 5HQ) 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 Isherwood Street (PR1 5HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bootle Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.