Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (PR2 3BD) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (PR2 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Ainslie Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Royal Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plungington Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Symonds Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lytham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubigny Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aubigny Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aubigny Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aubigny Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedberg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardcastle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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