Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.8 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 240.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dart Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 68th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dart Street (PR2 1AY) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dart Street (PR2 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calder Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dart Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Customs Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Customs Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dart Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Brampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brampton Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansea Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansea Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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