Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Coleridge Close area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 448 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 Coleridge Close (PR4 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -73.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coleridge Close (PR4 0NJ), 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 Coleridge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Finch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
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 2025Vehicle crime The Evergreens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Evergreens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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