Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 220.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cemetery Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 74th highest crime rate of 447 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 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% 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 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cave Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acregate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Taunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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