Total Crime Rate

449.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 449.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bold Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 21st 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 Bold Street (PR1 7JT) in the last 12 months was 449.1 per 1,000 residents and was 182.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bold Street (PR1 7JT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmanuel Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brierley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maynard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maynard Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hammond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aqueduct Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Hammond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Malthouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmanuel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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