Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tag Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tag Lane (PR2 3TX) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tag Lane (PR2 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near Worthing Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tag Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollinhead Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Matlock Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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