Total Crime Rate

226.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 226.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Nelson Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 74th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Drive (PR2 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Drive (PR2 1TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sheffield Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Formby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Formby Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leadale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Formby Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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