Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 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 168.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackpool Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 101st highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 6BU) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 6BU), 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 Blackpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ipswich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Belmont Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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