Crime Rates at Plungington Road, Preston, PR1 7UD

Plungington Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 189th 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 Plungington Road (PR1 7UD) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plungington Road (PR1 7UD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.