Crime Rates at Calverley Street, Preston, PR1 5YN

Calverley 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 Calverley Street (PR1 5YN) 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 Calverley Street (PR1 5YN), 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.