Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Skeffington Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 128th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skeffington Road (PR1 5UQ) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeffington Road (PR1 5UQ), 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 (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromford Walk —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzgerald Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Joseph'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Joseph'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilbraham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilbraham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilbraham Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Bootle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Andrew Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bootle Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Townley Street Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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