Total Crime Rate

448.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 448.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 159.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plungington Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plungington Road (PR1 7EP) in the last 12 months was 448.5 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 180.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plungington Road (PR1 7EP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plungington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawkins Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Public order Eastham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heysham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heysham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otway Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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