Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 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 124.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Falcon Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 159th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falcon Street (PR1 6TH) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Deepdale average (176.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Street (PR1 6TH), 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 Falcon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penguin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falcon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Hall Street Offender given a caution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Exe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Exe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strutt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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