Crime Rate in Deepdale, ward

Deepdale has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Preston district and the 366th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 35th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Deepdale in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Preston district average (148.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Deepdale’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 643 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 11 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 766 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Deepdale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 192 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.