Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

De Lacy Street area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around De Lacy Street (PR2 2DD) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Lacy Street (PR2 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newsham Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in De Lacy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maynard Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murdock Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bucklands Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bucklands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maynard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brierley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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