Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Oxheys Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 97th highest crime rate of 447 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 Oxheys Street (PR1 7PP) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxheys Street (PR1 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxheys Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wildman Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brierley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Royal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hammond Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedberg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Court 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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