Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Robin Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 144th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Robin Street (PR1 5RJ) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (β 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robin Street (PR1 5RJ), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashgrove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Mill Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Mill Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Harling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | β |
| 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsargh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsargh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimsargh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grimsargh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Canterbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Acregate Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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