Total Crime Rate

4.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wellington Street area has the lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (PR1 8TR) in the last 12 months was 4.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (PR1 8TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A582, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blanche Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fleetwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evans Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maddy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Travers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Lancaster Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Lancaster Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A582 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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