Crime Rates at Norris Street, Preston, PR1 7QA

Norris Street area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 191st highest crime rate of 448 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 Norris Street (PR1 7QA) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norris Street (PR1 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Plungington Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.