Total Crime Rate
132.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tuson Drive area has the 36th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 142nd 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 Tuson Drive (PR2 2QN) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tuson Drive (PR2 2QN), 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.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cold Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aqueduct Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkins Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harcourt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moss Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Walburge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malthouse Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gordon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Walburge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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