Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 132.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holland Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 141st highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holland Road (PR2 1BS) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holland Road (PR2 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Calder Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ecroyd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Swansea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colenso Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colenso Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulketh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colenso Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colenso Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomlinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tomlinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladysmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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