Total Crime Rate
106.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Miller Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 199th highest crime rate of 448 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 Miller Road (PR1 5QT) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Miller Road (PR1 5QT), 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.
View Crime In St Matthew's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tennyson Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shakespeare Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shakespeare Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynn Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lynn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickson Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Mill Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Mill Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Mill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Canterbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Gardens | Under investigation |
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