Total Crime Rate

301.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 301.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rossall Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 45th 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 Rossall Street (PR2 2RS) in the last 12 months was 301.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (β‰ˆ 132.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossall Street (PR2 2RS), 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 Rossall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swansea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulketh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rossall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Travers Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fazackerley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingfisher Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Kingfisher Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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