Total Crime Rate

181.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 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 181.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.1 1/10
  • Robbery 1.1 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

Victoria Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (PR1 7QT) in the last 12 months was 181.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (PR1 7QT), the main crime hotspot is near Stocks Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fylde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Walburge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fylde Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Fylde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hammond Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fylde Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Leighton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eversleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heysham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heysham Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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