Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tunbridge Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 215th highest crime rate of 447 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 Tunbridge Street (PR1 5YP) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunbridge Street (PR1 5YP), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tunbridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crowle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fishwick Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Samuel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samuel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elijah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leo Case Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leo Case Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Burglary Redmayne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derby Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
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Data Sources

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