Total Crime Rate

276.5 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 276.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Priory Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 57th 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 Priory Street (PR2 2QB) in the last 12 months was 276.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Street (PR2 2QB), 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 Priory Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malthouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Walburge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Walburge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brierley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Street 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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