Total Crime Rate

201.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 201.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brunswick Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 81st 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 Brunswick Place (PR2 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 201.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Place (PR2 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dart Street, where police recorded 26 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 Brunswick Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dart Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Street 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 Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mersey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bulmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brampton Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansea Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansea Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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