Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 130.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 146th 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 East Street (PR1 1UU) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Deepdale average (176.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (PR1 1UU), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Deepdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Deepdale Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blue Bell Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Edward Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Grimshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Meadow Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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