Total Crime Rate

446.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.0 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 446.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.5 8/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beamont Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 20th 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 Beamont Drive (PR1 8UG) in the last 12 months was 446.9 per 1,000 residents and was 204.2% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 162.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Beamont Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Travers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maddy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fleetwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bath Street Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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