Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bucklands Avenue area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucklands Avenue (PR2 2BP) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucklands Avenue (PR2 2BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maynard Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bucklands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5085 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Royal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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