Cowick & St Thomas vs Preston

Cowick & St Thomas has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,363 crimes in the last 12 months. Preston has a safety score of 1/100 (High Crime) with 975 crimes. Cowick & St Thomas scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cowick & St Thomas shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Preston shows +40.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cowick & St Thomas, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,112 incidents). In Preston, it is Violent Crime (427 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cowick & St Thomas recorded 476 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Preston recorded 137. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cowick & St Thomas totalled 1,112 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 427 in Preston. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cowick & St Thomas recorded 3,579 crimes (now 3,363, a change of -6%). Preston recorded 696 crimes previously (now 975, +40.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cowick & St Thomas has a resolution rate of 20% and Preston has 12.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cowick & St Thomas falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Preston is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cowick & St Thomas and Preston. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.