Total Crime Rate

583.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 583.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 212.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.7 10/10
  • Public order 49.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.1 8/10
  • Drugs 40.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dawson Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 17th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Walk (PR1 1NH) in the last 12 months was 583.7 per 1,000 residents and was 216.3% higher than the Deepdale average (184.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 270.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Walk (PR1 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Singleton Row. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Singleton Row —
Sep 2025Public order Bispham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Singleton Row Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fish Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Brookfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cragg'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Atkinson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cragg'S Row —
Sep 2025Public order Singleton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Singleton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sizehouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Street —
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Data Sources

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