Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Inkerman Street area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 197th 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 Inkerman Street (PR2 2BN) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inkerman Street (PR2 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maynard Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worden Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Inkerman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Lancaster Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Lancaster Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5085 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Royal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashley Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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