Total Crime Rate

603.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

261.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 603.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 261.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.8 10/10
  • Public order 81.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.4 10/10
  • Drugs 57.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
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

Dawson Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 13th highest crime rate of 447 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 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 603.0 per 1,000 residents and was 242.4% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 261.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Walk (PR1 1NJ), 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 Dawson Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Thomas' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fish Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Singleton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Patten Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Patten Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Patten Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patten Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patten Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Emmett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Thomas' Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Mill Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Singleton Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sizehouse Street —
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Data Sources

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