Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 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 129.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Inskip Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 149th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Inskip Road (PR2 1NB) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inskip Road (PR2 1NB), 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 Inskip Road area

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

Data Sources

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