Crime Rates at Plungington Road, Preston, PR1 7EN

Plungington Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 448 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 Plungington Road (PR1 7EN) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plungington Road (PR1 7EN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.