Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Pauls Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (PR1 1PU) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (PR1 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osbourne Way, where police recorded 72 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 St Pauls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Constable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Street 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 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Edward Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A6 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Deepdale Road Offender given penalty notice
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Data Sources

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