Total Crime Rate

254.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 254.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Elcho Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 64th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elcho Street (PR1 6BA) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher than the Deepdale average (184.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elcho Street (PR1 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Milner Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elcho Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnock Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Varley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgin Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elgin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elgin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charnock Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elcho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elcho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Varley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Varley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Christopher'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkwright Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butler Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Butler Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Christopher'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Christopher'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Varley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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