Total Crime Rate

479.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 479.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • 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

Harcourt Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 18th highest crime rate of 447 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 Harcourt Street (PR1 7ER) in the last 12 months was 479.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 216.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harcourt Street (PR1 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 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 Harcourt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fylde Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crofters Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hammond Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eversleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fylde Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Fylde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fylde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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