Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 152.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

College Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Deepdale , and the 117th 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 College Court (PR1 7RU) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Court (PR1 7RU), 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.

View Crime In Preston

Crime Over Time in College Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenmure Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crofters Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broughton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broughton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson English Martyrs' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dallas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Dallas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 54

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑