St Matthew's ward · Preston. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 34% here, compared with 18% across Preston (15.8 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 31.3% here, compared with 19.8% across Preston (11.6 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.8% here, compared with 31.7% across Preston (10.9 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for St Matthew's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,740 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,609 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
St Matthew's ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 133 mapped crimes in September 2024; 164 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · St Matthew's
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
133
57
October 2024
141
63
November 2024
127
48
December 2024
114
33
January 2025
107
45
February 2025
119
40
March 2025
124
48
April 2025
124
50
May 2025
168
64
June 2025
142
49
July 2025
151
81
August 2025
159
71
September 2025
156
67
October 2025
111
58
November 2025
125
60
December 2025
130
48
January 2026
169
37
February 2026
120
26
March 2026
165
26
April 2026
144
25
May 2026
175
24
June 2026
133
35
July 2026
148
42
August 2026
164
29
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St Matthew's
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
786
criminal damage arson
184
other theft
127
public order
115
vehicle crime
113
drugs
95
shoplifting
77
burglary
74
other crime
70
possession of weapons
34
robbery
29
bicycle theft
21
theft from the person
15
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
