Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury Road area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 448 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 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (PR1 5PT), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 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 (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grimsargh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Acregate Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Acregate Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tunbridge Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other crime Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dymock Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Mill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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