Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Queens Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 448 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 3EA) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (PR2 3EA), 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 Queens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornthwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ainslie Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ainslie Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blundell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plungington Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plungington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jemmett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blundell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blundell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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