Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Penguin Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 204th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penguin Street (PR1 6SN) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penguin Street (PR1 6SN), the main crime hotspot is near Strutt Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penguin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penguin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exe Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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