Total Crime Rate

306.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tennyson 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 Tennyson Road (PR1 5RL) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Tennyson Road (PR1 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

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

Data Sources

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