Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 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 129.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balcarres Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 151st highest crime rate of 447 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 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% 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 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athelstan Fold (14 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bulmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Athelstan Fold Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5411 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5085 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5085 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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