Total Crime Rate

160.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 160.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Maudland Bank area has the 29th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 111th 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 Maudland Bank (PR1 2YL) in the last 12 months was 160.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maudland Bank (PR1 2YL), the main crime hotspot is near Stocks Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maudland Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mona Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heysham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Weston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eversleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fylde Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Fylde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fylde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fylde Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heysham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heysham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heysham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leighton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Walburge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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