Total Crime Rate

246.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 246.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Acregate Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 66th highest crime rate of 448 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 Acregate Lane (PR1 5QP) in the last 12 months was 246.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acregate Lane (PR1 5QP), 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 Acregate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Longworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Townley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Great Townley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fishwick Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grimsargh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime New Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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