Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Balcarres Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 149th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balcarres Road (PR2 2DY) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcarres Road (PR2 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balcarres Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Ferns Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colenso Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colenso Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colenso Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colenso Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladysmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Hey —
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Data Sources

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