Total Crime Rate

271.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 271.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moor Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 52nd 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 Moor Lane (PR1 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% higher than the Deepdale average (176.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Lane (PR1 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Singleton Row. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haysworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lovat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkwright Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arkwright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson English Martyrs' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haysworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haysworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haysworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haysworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Appleby Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelphi Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5071 —
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Data Sources

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