Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 93.3 7/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackpool Road area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 217th 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 Blackpool Road (PR2 1QR) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 1QR), the main crime hotspot is near Sheffield Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greaves-Town Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greaves-Town Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sheffield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greaves-Town Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westerlong Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerlong Under investigation
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Data Sources

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