Total Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.0 1/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marks Place West 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 St Marks Place West (PR1 8TU) 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 St Marks Place West (PR1 8TU), the main crime hotspot is near Vine Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Place West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kingfisher Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingfisher Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malthouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A582 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A582 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Terrace —
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Data Sources

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