Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 144.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Shires area has the 34th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 128th 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 The Shires (PR4 0DN) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 86.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shires (PR4 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotty Brook Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgewater Oaks (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Shires area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgewater Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotty Brook Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Edgewater Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotty Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotty Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Birch Tree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotty Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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