Total Crime Rate

160.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 160.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lowthorpe Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 109th 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 Lowthorpe Road (PR1 6SB) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowthorpe Road (PR1 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Primrose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Manor House Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Public order Penguin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Primrose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hawkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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