Total Crime Rate
58.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stafford Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Road (PR1 6LB) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stafford Road (PR1 6LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osbourne Way, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Philip'S Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Constable Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Philip'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Philip'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Noor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constable Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cuthbert'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constable Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osbourne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Osbourne Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Osbourne Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elizabeth Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Philip'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Edward Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albert Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deepdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Deepdale Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinsella Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golbourne Street | Under investigation |
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