Crime Rates at Wellington Street, Preston, PR1 8TS

Wellington Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 448 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 8TS) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (PR1 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blanche Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.