Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

New Hall Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 218th 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 New Hall Lane (PR1 5XB) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hall Lane (PR1 5XB), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In St Matthew's

Crime Over Time in New Hall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tunbridge Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dymock Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dymock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fishwick Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimsargh Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grimsargh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Samuel Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 87

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑