Total Crime Rate

281.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 281.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Houldsworth Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 49th highest crime rate of 447 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 Houldsworth Road (PR2 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 281.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houldsworth Road (PR2 3DQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Houldsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lytham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedberg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symonds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plungington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardcastle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubigny Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lorraine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aubigny Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aubigny Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aubigny Drive —
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Data Sources

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