Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 106.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eldon Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 186th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eldon Street (PR1 7PL) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldon Street (PR1 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plungington Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eldon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedberg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hammond Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Wildman Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Royal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanhope Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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