Total Crime Rate

191.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 191.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dunnock Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 95th highest crime rate of 448 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 Dunnock Lane (PR4 0NX) in the last 12 months was 191.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -93.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunnock Lane (PR4 0NX), 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 Dunnock Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunnock Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Evergreens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Evergreens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Finch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Coppice —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alder Coppice —
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Data Sources

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