Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 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 130.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Norbreck Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 147th highest crime rate of 447 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 Norbreck Drive (PR2 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norbreck Drive (PR2 1LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackpool Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norbreck Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staveley Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staveley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawcliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteholme Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteholme Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preesall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preesall Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larches Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackpool Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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