Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 205.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Stocks Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 80th 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 Stocks Road (PR2 2JR) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stocks Road (PR2 2JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colenso Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stocks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ashley Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5411 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bulmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5085 —
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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