Total Crime Rate

238.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 238.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 69th highest crime rate of 448 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 Chester Road (PR1 5HR) in the last 12 months was 238.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (PR1 5HR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dodgson Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Dodgson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penguin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skeffington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poynter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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