Total Crime Rate
181.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pollard Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 447 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 181.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 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 Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pollard Street (PR1 2XT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 52 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelphi Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heysham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5071 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fylde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heysham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenbank Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heysham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leighton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Street | Under investigation |
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