Total Crime Rate

261.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 261.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Marys Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 58th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marys Street (PR1 5LL) in the last 12 months was 261.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Street (PR1 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Street (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plevna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deepdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A59 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A59 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribbleton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deepdale Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Hall Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Driscoll Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Portman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Edmund Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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