Total Crime Rate

135.2 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 135.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Caroline Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 135th 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 Caroline Street (PR1 5UY) in the last 12 months was 135.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Street (PR1 5UY), 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 Caroline Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromford Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owtram Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goodier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Redmayne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmayne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tunbridge Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skeffington Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Cave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzgerald Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holman Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poynter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansdell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Street —
Sep 2025Public order Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Great Townley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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