Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 106th lowest 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 Elm Avenue (PR2 1SS) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Avenue (PR2 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moss Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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