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

Leicester Road 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 Leicester Road (PR1 1PP) 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 Leicester Road (PR1 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Varley Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Philip'S Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Varley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lovat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Varley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Varley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Varley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Varley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Milner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arkwright Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arkwright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Emmett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butler Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Varley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Varley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muncaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Charnock Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Elcho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Mill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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