Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cambridge Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 164th 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 Cambridge Close (PR1 7PR) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Deepdale average (176.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Close (PR1 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haysworth Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heysham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sizer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heysham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heysham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heysham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haysworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haysworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haysworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Crofters Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haysworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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