Total Crime Rate

158.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 1.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pollard Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 114th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pollard Street (PR1 2XT) in the last 12 months was 158.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (β‰ˆ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollard Street (PR1 2XT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pollard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cold Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5071 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5071 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5071 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5071 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighton Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Stocks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”

Data Sources

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