Total Crime Rate

339.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 339.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 159.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blundell 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 Blundell Road (PR2 3DR) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Blundell Road (PR2 3DR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blundell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornthwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ainslie Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Blundell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blundell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blundell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Linton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rundle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fieldings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harland Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plungington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plungington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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