Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canterbury Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (PR1 5PT) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (PR1 5PT), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acregate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Samuel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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