Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 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 162.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Siskin Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 107th 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 Siskin Road (PR4 0PE) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 2.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Siskin Road (PR4 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near Canberra Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Siskin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfinch Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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