Total Crime Rate
213.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Butler Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 78th highest crime rate of 448 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 Butler Place (PR1 6BS) in the last 12 months was 213.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Deepdale average (184.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Butler Place (PR1 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milner Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Varley Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deepdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elgin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | English Martyrs' Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookfield Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brookfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charnock Fold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Southgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkwright Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Varley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Butler Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elgin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnock Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenmure Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Varley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne'S Street | Under investigation |
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