Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Chads Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 121st 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 St Chads Road (PR1 5HT) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Chads Road (PR1 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bootle Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strutt Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Chads Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribbleton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exe Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penguin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodgson Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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