Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Travers Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 138th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Travers Place (PR2 2NR) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Travers Place (PR2 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Calder Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Travers Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Public order Kingfisher Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulketh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kingfisher Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rossall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Travers Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swansea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fazackerley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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