Total Crime Rate

320.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 320.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.2 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 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

Wellfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellfield Road (PR1 8SN) in the last 12 months was 320.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.2% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Road (PR1 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartington Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mona Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerrard Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Weston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Millstones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Walburge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
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Data Sources

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