Total Crime Rate

263.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 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 263.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Burglary 36.8 10/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Deepdale Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 57th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deepdale Street (PR1 5BD) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the St Matthew's average (205.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deepdale Street (PR1 5BD), 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 Deepdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deepdale Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Osbourne Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osbourne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Carrol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carrol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aberdeen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberdeen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Deepdale Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Public order Elizabeth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Hall Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Street Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Albert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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