Total Crime Rate

706.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.0 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 706.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.0 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Maitland Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 10th 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 Maitland Street (PR1 5SU) in the last 12 months was 706.9 per 1,000 residents and was 243.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 181.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maitland Street (PR1 5SU), the main crime hotspot is near Maitland Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maitland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plevna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Goodier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goodier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Joseph'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Joseph'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbraham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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