Total Crime Rate

306.8 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 306.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • 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
  • 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 42nd 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 Shakespeare Road (PR1 5RB) in the last 12 months was 306.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 123.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickson Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rydal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rydal Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emerson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grimsargh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dymock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tunbridge Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Acregate Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Acregate Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crompton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Mill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longworth Street —
Sep 2025Public order Longworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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