Total Crime Rate
451.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Graham Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 20th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Graham Street (PR1 6QP) in the last 12 months was 451.6 per 1,000 residents and was 126.7% higher than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (β 225.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Graham Street (PR1 6QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osbourne Way, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edmund Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Matthew's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elizabeth Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Stephen'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfinch Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carrol Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carrol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carrol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strutt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edmund Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrol Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrol Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Strutt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Strutt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanleyfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aberdeen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aberdeen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdeen Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Driscoll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Driscoll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Stephen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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