Total Crime Rate

231.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wyre Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 71st 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 Wyre Street (PR2 2RQ) in the last 12 months was 231.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyre Street (PR2 2RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blanche Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tulketh Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wyre Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansea Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansea Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Travers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fleetwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashley Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maddy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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