Crime Rates at Skeffington Road, Preston, PR1 6RX

Skeffington Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 155th 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 Skeffington Road (PR1 6RX) in the last 12 months was 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Deepdale average (184.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeffington Road (PR1 6RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Crescent, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harewood Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.