Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 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 217.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Villiers Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 76th 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 Villiers Court (PR1 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villiers Court (PR1 7QQ), 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 Villiers Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fylde Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fylde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fylde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fylde Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wildman Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Public order Eversleigh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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