Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Castleton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castleton Road (PR1 6QE) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleton Road (PR1 6QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osbourne Way, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strutt Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carrol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carrol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deepdale Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Deepdale Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Hall Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Osbourne Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osbourne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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