Total Crime Rate
127.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Muncaster Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Muncaster Road (PR1 6BD) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Muncaster Road (PR1 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milner Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near English Martyrs' Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butler Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkwright Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arkwright Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butler Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lovat Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | English Martyrs' Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muncaster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muncaster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Muncaster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorpe Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muncaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomfield Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Charnock Fold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Frank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elcho Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Thomas' Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookfield Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Thomas' Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broomfield Mill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kenmure Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leicester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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