Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rook Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 73rd 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 Rook Street (PR1 6SP) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rook Street (PR1 6SP), 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 Rook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penguin 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 Lowthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strutt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castleton Road 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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