Crime Rates at Cemetery Road, Preston, PR1 5UT

Cemetery Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 66th 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 Cemetery Road (PR1 5UT) in the last 12 months was 246.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (PR1 5UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maitland Close, where police recorded 81 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.