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

Dodgson Place 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 Dodgson Place (PR1 5JT) 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 Dodgson Place (PR1 5JT), the main crime hotspot is near Thorn Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dodgson Place area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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