Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Evergreens area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Evergreens (PR4 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Evergreens (PR4 0LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Canberra Lane. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Evergreens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merry Trees Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Evergreens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Evergreens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunnock Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Finch Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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