St Matthew's - Preston — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Lancashire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Lancashire Constabulary's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
167 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (197): ▼ 30 (15%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences63 · 38%
- Anti-social behaviour35 · 21%
- Public order15 · 9%
- Other theft11 · 7%
- Criminal damage and arson10 · 6%
- Drugs10 · 6%
- Shoplifting7 · 4%
- Other crime4 · 2%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
145 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect57 · 39%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified38 · 26%
- Awaiting court outcome23 · 16%
- Local resolution19 · 13%
- Offender given a caution8 · 6%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Op Prosper - Clear, Hold Build, Anti-social Behaviour, Shoplifting
Operation Prosper is our partnership approach focused on drugs, violence, antisocial behaviour (ASB), thefts, and robberies in the St Matts and Fishwick wards. Twenty-five warrants were executed linked to Op Prosper in June 2025, resulting in 25 arrests, 23 remands, £100,000 cash recovered and in excess of £100,000 worth of class A drugs. We have a focus on the city centre where we work to tackle a combination of youth related ASB, adult street drinking and shoplifting.
Set: 2026-07-01
Public events & surgeries
Coffee With A Cop
2026-07-16 · McDonald's, 174 Friargate Preston
St Matthew Pact Meeting, Partners & Community Together
2026-07-22 · West View Better Health Leisure Centre, Ribbleton Lane Preston
St Matthews Pact meeting, Partners & Community Together
2026-07-22 · West View Better Health Leisure Centre, Ribbleton Lane Preston
St Matthew Pact Meeting, Partners & Community Together
2026-09-23 · Catherine Beckett Community Centre, 112 Deepdale Road Preston
St Matthew Pact Meeting, Partners & Community Together
2026-09-23 · Catherine Beckett Community Centre, 112 Deepdale Road Preston
St Matthews Pact meeting, Partners & Community Together
2026-11-25 · West View Better Health Leisure Centre, Ribbleton Lane Preston
St Matthew Pact Meeting, Partners & Community Together
2026-11-25 · West View Better Health Leisure Centre, Ribbleton Lane Preston
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Lancashire Constabulary
All Lancashire Constabulary neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Lancashire Constabulary.