Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Plungington Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 150th lowest 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 Plungington Road (PR1 7UB) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plungington Road (PR1 7UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ainslie Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plungington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Havelock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wildman Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symonds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dallas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dallas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moor Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plungington Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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