Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Miller 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Miller Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shakespeare Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Shakespeare Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynn Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lynn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Mill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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