Total Crime Rate

698.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 698.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.7 10/10
  • Burglary 43.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Skeffington Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 12th highest crime rate of 448 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 Skeffington Road (PR1 5UP) in the last 12 months was 698.3 per 1,000 residents and was 250.5% 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 Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 215.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeffington Road (PR1 5UP), the main crime hotspot is near Maitland Close. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skeffington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromford Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Great Townley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nimes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owtram Street —
Sep 2025Public order Goodier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elijah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elijah Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Redmayne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmayne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Townley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzgerald Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Longworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longworth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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