Total Crime Rate

219.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 219.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Chester Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 75th 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 Chester Road (PR1 5HR) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penguin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Portman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bootle Street 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 2026Public order Crescent Street 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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