Total Crime Rate

409.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 409.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Drugs 37.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 24th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Road (PR1 5RB) in the last 12 months was 409.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -3.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 170.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (PR1 5RB), 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 Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Taunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acregate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street 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 2026Other theft Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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