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.
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Crime overview

Maitland Street 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 Maitland Street (PR1 5XS) 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 Maitland Street (PR1 5XS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maitland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Townley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dundonald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Samuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great Townley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nimes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fishwick Parade —
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fishwick Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowle Street —

Data Sources

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