Total Crime Rate
78.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Peters Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 195th 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 St Peters Street (PR1 7BS) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Street (PR1 7BS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Singleton Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leighton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Patten Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Patten Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Patten Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Singleton Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Patten Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heysham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heysham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton'S Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton'S Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Singleton Row | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Singleton Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Singleton Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
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