Total Crime Rate

328.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 328.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Other 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

The Cloisters area has the 10th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 35th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cloisters (PR2 2PY) in the last 12 months was 328.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cloisters (PR2 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Vine Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cloisters area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Walburge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Malthouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brierley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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