Total Crime Rate
339.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brackenbury Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 33rd 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 Brackenbury Road (PR2 3BS) in the last 12 months was 339.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brackenbury Road (PR2 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ainslie Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ainslie Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornthwaite Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainslie Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainslie Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainslie Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackenbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jemmett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jemmett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blundell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blundell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blundell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dallas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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