Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Meadow Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 131st highest crime rate of 448 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 Meadow Street (PR1 1TS) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Deepdale average (184.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Street (PR1 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Central Bus And Coach Station. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Deepdale

Crime Over Time in Meadow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egan Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Square —
Sep 2025Public order Elizabeth Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Egan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Driscoll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Osbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egan Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Turner Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Osbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Driscoll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A6 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A6 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 82

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑